air curtain |
a draft of compressed air blown continuously across a doorway, usu. downward, to act as a door in maintaining interior temperature. |
antidraft |
combined form of draft. |
Belgian |
any of a breed of draft horse that originated in Belgium. [1/3 definitions] |
bonnet |
a cap used to regulate the draft for a fireplace or chimney. [1/6 definitions] |
bounce |
(informal) of a check or draft, to be sent back by a bank because of insufficient funds in the account from which it was drawn. [2/10 definitions] |
breeching |
the part of a draft horse's harness that passes behind its hindquarters. |
cash |
to exchange (a check, draft, or money order) for money in the form of bills or coins. [1/3 definitions] |
chimney pot |
a pipe, usu. of clay, fitted to the top of a chimney to improve the draft. |
Clydesdale |
a large powerful draft horse characterized by its thickly feathered fetlocks. |
conscript |
to enroll by force of law in military service; draft. [2/3 definitions] |
cowl |
a hoodlike cover on a chimney or ventilator shaft, used to increase draft. [1/6 definitions] |
draft |
a preliminary sketch of a piece of writing; rough draft. [1/18 definitions] |
draftable |
combined form of draft. |
draught |
(chiefly British) variant of draft. |
draw up |
to draft; formulate. [1/2 definitions] |
hame |
either of two curved wooden or metal pieces of a harness collar that fit on either side of a draft animal's neck and to which the traces are attached. |
harness |
a set of connected straps and other parts by which a wheeled vehicle, such as a cart or carriage, is attached to a draft animal and by means of which the animal is guided and controlled. [1/5 definitions] |
haw3 |
turn left! (used as a command to a draft animal). (Cf. gee1.) [1/2 definitions] |
hood |
a metal covering over a stove, equipped with a draft for eliminating smoke. [1/6 definitions] |
induct |
to enlist or draft as a member of a military service. [1/3 definitions] |
overdraft |
a draft of air made to flow over a flame, as in a furnace or the flues that direct such a draft. [1/2 definitions] |