Quaff Definition
kwŏf, kwăf, kwôf
quaffed, quaffing, quaffs
verb
quaffed, quaffing, quaffs
To drink (a beverage) heartily.
Quaffed the ale with gusto.
American Heritage
To drink deeply in a hearty or thirsty way.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
noun
A hearty draft of liquid.
American Heritage
The act of quaffing.
Webster's New World
A drink that is quaffed.
Webster's New World
A piled-up hairdo (alternative spelling of coif)
Wiktionary
Origin of Quaff
Attested since the mid 16th century, of uncertain origin. Suggestions include connection with Irish Gaelic cauch (“cup") (whence Scots quaich, queff). The noun is derived from the verb, since the later 16th century.
From Wiktionary
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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