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quaff

[ kwof, kwaf, kwawf ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to drink a beverage, especially an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment.

    Synonyms: guzzle, swig, gulp, swallow



verb (used with object)

  1. to drink (a beverage) copiously and heartily:

    We spent the whole evening quaffing ale.

noun

  1. an act or instance of quaffing.
  2. a beverage quaffed.

quaff

/ kwɑːf; kwɒf /

verb

  1. to drink heartily or in one draught
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈquaffer, noun
  • ˈquaffable, adjective
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Other Words From

  • quaffer noun
  • outquaff verb (used with object)
  • un·quaffed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quaff1

First recorded in 1515–25; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quaff1

C16: perhaps of imitative origin; compare Middle Low German quassen to eat or drink excessively
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Example Sentences

Juicy strawberries, wild herbs and a saline minerality combine for a refreshing, even invigorating quaff.

Not that we suspect he suspected Harry was trying to get a cheeky quaff.

But is his quaff really as provocative a fashion statement as Mel says it is?

There was a settee, a mahogany sideboard, where the former owner was accustomed to quaff his wines and liquors.

The champagne seemed to flow in fountains, and was only interrupted that the guests might quaff Burgundy or taste Tokay.

I began to quaff new life with the first breath of the balmy air.

We put the cup of pleasure to our lips, and quaff, instead of cooling draughts, the fiery flashes of searing excess.

There would be no refreshing cup to quaff upon arriving, only water, or at best milk.

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