draughtman rare.
(ˈdrɑːftmən, -æ-)
1. = draughtsman: esp. in sense 4.
| 1865 Dickens Mut. Fr. i. iv, Lavinia, rising to the surface with the last draughtman rescued. 1891 E. A. Tillett St. George Tombland, Norwich 36 A bone draughtman, of the type used by the early Norsemen. |
† 2. nonce-use, in morning's draught-man = a man who indulges in a morning's draught (of liquor); a tippler. Obs.
| 1710 Tatler No. 241 ¶2 That the wholesome Restorative above-mentioned [Water-gruel] may be given in Tavern Kitchens to all the Mornings Draught-Men..when they call for Wine before Noon. [In some later edd. printed morning draughtsmen, and so quoted by Latham, etc.] |
Hence ˈdraughtmanship = draughtsmanship.
| 1870 Athenæum 14 May 648 The artist has rendered the pathos of his subject with perfect skill in draughtmanship and modelling. 1874 Edin. Rev. No. 285. 179 As old as the infancy of draughtmanship. |