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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

  1. the act of quaffing
  2. a drink that is quaffed

quaff Related Forms

quaffer noun

quaff Synonyms

quaff

v.

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.

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