Citations:draft

English citations of draft

• 1989, Herbert Payne, Adam Payne, Blow Blow the Winds of Change, page 50:

  He worked them until they dropped and as they died he reduced his convoy, leaving the wagons by the road to await a fresh draft of oxen from Natal.

• 1942, Harper's Bazaar:

  In Daniel Hays' humming factory on Fulton Street, the master cutters shout and sing as their hands dart over the hides; they smoke if they want to; they keep Coca-Cola on draft; and they work like devils.

• 1996, United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Miscellaneous Tax Reforms: Hearings Before the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, July 11 and 12, 1995, page 732:

  Draft cider is one of the oldest categories of alcoholic beverages in North America. Back in colonial times, nearly every innkeeper served draft cider to his or her patrons during the long winter.

• 2011 May 1, Ben Watson, Cider, Hard and Sweet: History, Traditions, and Making Your Own (Second Edition), The Countryman Press, →ISBN, page 99:

  For instance, in the first tasting that I held, many of the first-time cider drinkers showed a preference for the sweeter types of draft cider, while the cidermakers and aficionados generally preferred ciders with a sharper profile or […]

• 2015 September 14, Jeff Smith, Craft Cider: How to Turn Apples into Alcohol, The Countryman Press, →ISBN:

  Another positive trend is the increase of quality in draft cider options. Draft cider has often been, and sometimes still is, considered an inferior product by cider traditionalists, who believe a true cider should come in a bottle or […]