Draughts

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /drɑːfts/
• US enPR: drăfts, IPA: /dræfts/

Noun

plural

1. Plural of draught

Noun

1. (board games, British, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have 20 pieces, known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces. (See draughts for the full rules of the game. There are various variants of the game.)
2. A mild vesicatory.

Synonyms

• checkers (US, Canada)

Verb

1. draughts

   (third-person singular of draught)