quaff Definition
quaff (kwäf, kwaf)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to drink deeply in a hearty or thirsty way
Etymology: Early ModE, prob. (by misreading of -ss- as -ff-) < LowG quassen, to overindulge (in food and drink)
noun
- the act of quaffing
- a drink that is quaffed
quaff Related Forms
quaff′er noun
quaff Synonyms
quaff Usage Examples
Object
- champagne: Yes, wealthy people feasted on steak and quaffed warm champagne in the days after the storm.
- ale: A good quaffing ale to start drinking with, citrus hop notes, with slight malt tones.
- pint: This is always a nice pint, obviously popular in here because I noticed quite a few others quaffing pints of the same.
- beer: LARRY is not adverse to hanging out in a pub and has been known to quaff a beer or two or.. .
- wine: For those people who just drop in or those who drink copious amounts use the quaffing wine.
- bottle: And quaff the bottle of champagne we've been keeping in the fridge for just this sort of emergency.
Modifying Another Word
- enthusiastically: Needless to say the " well " chilled " Champagne " which had been stored underground for over a year was enthusiastically quaffed!
- again: That got the deserved response - That's OK, as long as they're old shepherds - and he quaffed again.
Browse dictionary entries near quaff
- ‹ quaestor
- ‹ quaere
- ‹ quadruplicate
- ‹ quadruplex
- ‹ quadruplet
- ‹ quadruple play
- ‹ quadruple
- ‹ quadruped
- ‹ quadrumvirate
- ‹ quadrumanous

