The present participle of 'draught,' meaning to create technical drawings or plans, or in board games, to select or choose pieces.
From 'draught,' which comes from Old Norse 'dráttr'; the -ing participle shows the continuous action of drawing or selecting.
In American English this would be 'drafting,' and both words trace back to the physical act of drawing with a pen—the same root gives us 'draft' (a preliminary version) and 'draught' (a drink you draw from a tap)!
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