DRAUGHT Copy link • DRAUGHTAction or state of drawing. (A) Generally, tractus. Beasts of draught, pecudes ad vehendum idoneae. (B) Particularly: (a) With a net, bolus (βόλος; also by metonymy for the “draught of fishes” taken; e.g., bolum quanti emerent, Suet., Rhet., 1); jactus (late, Val. Max., jactus retis, Dig.). (b) In drinking, haustus. To drink large draughts, largis haustibus bibere: to drink often, but only small draughts each time, saepe sed exiguis haustibus bibere (†): to drink at one draught, in hauriendo non respirare (Plin.): to drink off at a single draught, uno impetu epotare: to drink a great quantity at one draught, plurimum uno potu haurire. (c) Current of air, venti meatus or ventus only: there is a draught here, huc fert ventus (Caes., B.G., 3, 15). Sketch, picture, Vid: Detachment (of forces), Vid: By these draughts of his forces for the Volscian war, parte exercitus ad Volscium avocata bellum (Liv. 4, 61). The depth to which a vessel sinks; vessels of light or small draught, naves planae carinis (flat-bottomed) or plano alveo: of deep draught, gravia navigia (heavy; Caes.). (of medicine), potio medicata; sorbitio (a draught to be sipped); poculum medicatum (the cup with the medicine in it): a draught prepared with wine, vinolentum medicamentum: to prepare a draught (in a cup), medicamentum in poculo diluere: to give a draught to a person, potui alicui medicamentum dare.