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Every masterpiece was once a draft someone was too embarrassed to show.
means A draft is a preliminary version of something written or drawn, made to be revised — or, separately, a current of air, a depth of water a ship needs, or the act of pulling something (or someone) into service.
from From Old English dragan, 'to draw, drag, pull' — the same root that gives us 'draw' and 'drag.' 'Draft' is essentially a phonetic respelling of 'draught,' which the British still write. The spread of meanings all trace back to that act of pulling: a draft of beer is drawn from the cask, a chimney's draft draws air, a draft animal pulls a load, a military draft pulls people into service, and a written draft is what you've 'drawn up.' One verb, dragging its whole family along behind it.
- beer
- Pulled fresh from kegs, never bottled or canned
- military
- Conscripted millions who never volunteered for anything
- first version
- Hemingway said all of them are garbage
- airflow
- The cold sneaky breeze under your door
- chess
- Another name for draughts in much of the world
brexit draft agreement — theresa may's proposed withdrawal agreement with eu in december 2018, debated heavily in parliament
selective service draft — us military conscription system that has registered men since 1940, though not actively drafting since 1973