4. (colloquial).—To bring out; to cause to act, write, or speak, by
flattery, mis-statement, or deceit. Also to draw out; Fr., tirer les
vers du nez.
1860. Thackeray, Philip, ch. vi. The wags who call upon Mrs.
Brandon can always, as the phrase is, ‘draw’ her father, by
speaking of Prussia, France, Waterloo, or battles in general.
1883. Greenwood, Tag, Rag, and Co. The older tramp was in
conversation with him, and evidently drawing him out.
1889. Colonies and India, 24 July, p. 11, col. 1. Any libel or
unjust criticism on Western Australia is sure to draw that sturdy
friend of the Colony in London, Mr. Charles Bethell.
1890. Pall Mall Gazette, 16 July, p. 4, col. 2. They had the
satisfaction last night of seeing him regularly drawn by Mr.
Morley.
5. (colloquial).—To ease of money: e.g., ‘I drew him for a hundred’;
‘She drew me for a dollar’!