About The Word Quaff
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Quaff
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What's The Definition Of Quaff?
[n] a hearty draft
[v] to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "My car gulped 20 gallons without even wiping its mouth." Synonyms | Synonyms for Quaff: gulp | swig Related Terms | Find terms related to Quaff: See Also | draft | draught | drink | get down | imbibe | potation | swallow | tipple Quaff In Webster's Dictionary \Quaff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quaffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Quaffing}.] [For quach, fr. Gael. & Ir. cuach a drinking
cup; cf. L. caucus a drinking vessel. Cf. {Quaigh}.]
To drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow in
large draughts. ``Quaffed off the muscadel.'' --Shak.
They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet Quaff
immortality and joy. --Milton.
\Quaff\, v. i. To drink largely or luxuriously. Twelve days the gods their solemn revels keep, And quaff with blameless Ethiops in the deep. --Dryden. |
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