Quaff
[kwof, kwaf, kwawf] /kwɒf, kwæf, kwɔf/
verb (used without object)
1.
to drink a beverage, especially an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment.
verb (used with object)
2.
to drink (a beverage) copiously and heartily:
We spent the whole evening quaffing ale.
noun
3.
an act or instance of quaffing.
4.
a beverage quaffed.
/kwɒf; kwɑːf/
verb
1.
to drink heartily or in one draught
v.
1510s (implied in quaffer), perhaps imitative, or perhaps from Low German quassen “to overindulge (in food and drink),” with -ss- misread as -ff-. Related: Quaffed; quaffing. The noun is attested by 1570s, from the verb.
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[kwof, kwaf, kwawf] /kwɒf, kwæf, kwɔf/ verb (used without object) 1. to drink a beverage, especially an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment. verb (used with object) 2. to drink (a beverage) copiously and heartily: We spent the whole evening quaffing ale. noun 3. an act or instance of quaffing. 4. a beverage quaffed. […]
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