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quaff |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Quaff \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Quaff \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: quaff v : to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught: "My car gulped 20 gallons without even wiping its mouth." [syn: {gulp}, {swig}]
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