draft : Idioms & Phrases

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Acceptance of a bill of exchange, check, draft, ∨ order

  • is an engagement to pay it according to the terms. This engagement is usually made by writing the word "accepted" across the face of the bill.
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bank draft

  • noun a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank
    bank draft.
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banker's draft

  • noun a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank
    bank draft.
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draft animal

  • noun an animal used for pulling heavy loads
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draft beer

  • noun beer drawn from a keg
    draught beer.
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draft board

  • noun a board to select personnel for involuntary military service
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Draft box, Draft engine, Draft horse, Draft net, Draft ox, Draft tube

  • . Same as Draught box, Draught engine, etc. See under Draught.
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draft copy

  • noun any of the various versions in the development of a written work
    draft.
    • a preliminary draft
    • the final draft of the constitution
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draft dodger

  • noun someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve
    draft dodger.
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draft evader

  • noun someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve
    draft dodger.
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draft horse

  • noun horse adapted for drawing heavy loads
    dray horse; draught horse.
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drafting board

  • noun a smooth board on which paper is placed for making drawings
    drawing board.
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drafting instrument

  • noun an instrument used by a draftsman in making drawings
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drafting table

  • noun a worktable with adjustable top
    drawing table.
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foreign draft

  • noun a bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made payable in another
    foreign bill.
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Margin draft

  • (Masonry), a smooth cut margin on the face of hammer-dressed ashlar, adjacent to the joints.
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shallow-draft

  • adjective of vessels whose keel is not far below the waterline
    shallow-draught.
    • a shallow-draft river boat
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Sight draft

  • noun a draft payable on presentation
    sight bill.
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  • an order, or bill of exchange, directing the payment of money at sight.
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time draft

  • noun a draft payable at a specified future date
    time bill.
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To note a bill ∨ draft

  • to record on the back of it a refusal of acceptance, as the ground of a protest, which is done officially by a notary.
Webster 1913