Sc. and north. Also 9 waucht, waft. [f. next vb.] A copious draught. Also transf. and fig.
1721. Ramsay, Answ. to Burchet, 2. Thirsting for fame, at the Pierian spring, The poet takes a waught. Ibid. (1722), Spring & Syke, 11. Ae day, after great waughts of wet.
1788. Burns, Auld Lang Syne, v. And we’ll tak’ a right gude-willie waught, For auld lang syne.
1816. Scott, Old Mort., iv. Ye needna stick to gie them a waught o’ drink and a bannock.
1882. C. Gibbon, Golden Shaft, xxxii. Sae my father takes up the bottle and took a waft, and says he—‘Aye, that’s rael fine chlorodyne.’
1893. Stevenson, Catriona, xix. 219. I had a good waucht of milk in by Ratho.
