Found 2 items, similar to Quaff.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: quaff
quaff
n : a hearty draft
v : to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught;
“The men
gulped down their beers” [syn:
gulp,
swig]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Quaff
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.
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They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet
Quaff immortality and joy. --Milton.
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Quaff
\Quaff\, v. i.
To drink largely or luxuriously.
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Twelve days the gods their solemn revels keep,
And quaff with blameless Ethiops in the deep. --Dryden.
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