Meaning of QUAFF
| Pronunciation: | | kwâf
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- [n] a hearty draft
- [v] to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "My car gulped 20 gallons without even wiping its mouth."
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| | Synonyms: | | gulp, swig |
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| | See Also: | | draft, draught, drink, get down, imbibe, potation, swallow, tipple | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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