draugh

English

Noun

draugh (plural draughs)

  1. Obsolete form of draught.
    • 1845, The poetical works of Robert Montgomery, page 559:
      There is indeed an exquisite analogy existing between the material and intellectual world and from this philosophical source, Poetry in all ages has drunk some of her richest draughs of inspiration.

Anagrams

Yola

Etymology 1

From Middle English throwen, from Old English þrāwan, from Proto-West Germanic *þrāan. The silent -gh was added to avoid -u.

Alternative forms

Verb

draugh (past participle ee-drowe)

  1. to throw
    • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:
      Draugh a (th)ooree ; Ich drowe ham.
      Throw one another; I threw him.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle English thrugh, from Old English þurh, þuruh. Compare W.E. drough.

Alternative forms

Preposition

draugh

  1. through

References

  • Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 36
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