To draw amiss. To follow scent in the wrong direction. Fox-hunting term, where to draw means to follow scent.
To draw a furrow. To plough or draw a plough through a field so as to make a furrow.
To draw a person out. To entice a person to speak on any subject, often with the intention of ridiculing his utterances.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.