draughts

noun

ˈdräf(t)s 

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

British

: checkers

Word History

Etymology

Middle English draghtes "chess or a similar game played on a checkerboard," plural of draught, drawt "act of pulling or drawing, movement, move in chess or a similar game" — more at draft entry 1

Note: See note at checkers.

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for draughts

• crafts
• drafts
• grafts
• rafts
• shafts
• aircrafts
• crankshafts
• allografts
• handicrafts
• homografts
• overdrafts
• xenografts