Meaning of at a draught | Babel Free

Definitions

In a single swallow.

dated, idiomatic

Examples

“I then made another ſign that I wanted Drink⟳. They found by my eating, that a ſmall Quantity would not ſuffice me, and being a moſt ingenious People, they flung up with great dexterity one of their largeſt Hogſheads, then rolled it towards my Hand, and beat⟳ out the top; I drank it off at a Draught, which I might well do, for it did not hold⟳ half a pint, and taſted like⟳ a ſmall Wine of Burgundy, but much more delicious.”

“I emptied the glass at a draft, and another, and another. I felt disgusted with the world, and took another—to think⟳ that men will be so bamboozled—one more—when they can get⟳ the real thing, right on the spot, too—a sip—and no false bottom in the bot tle—madame's good health—wonder⟳ if she's not the daughter of the prince—sip, sip, sip—amazing large bottles, but the road long—vita brevis est—positively no more, Madame Metternich!”

“The Time Traveler did not seem to hear⟳. "Don't let⟳ me disturb you," he said, with a certain faltering articulation. "I'm all right." He stopped, held out his glass for more, and took it off at a draught.”

“Lord Winchelmere said quietly: "We've been just striking a bargain, Geraldi, and I've given Mary Ingall the emerald . . . as duly agreed." Deliberately he reached down for the cup of coffee and drained it at a draft.”

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