alt. sp. of kvass
The man entered the tavern and ordered a mug of quass.
Quass, alternatively spelled kvass, is a fermented Russian beer-like drink made from fermented rye or barley bread.
An example of a quass is a very low alcohol beverage sold in Eastern Europe made from fermented bread which is often flavored with fruits.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present quasses, present participle quassing, simple past and past participle quassed)
- (obsolete) to drink deeply; to quaff.
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Sentence Examples
- The soft inner bark is occasionally used in Siberia as a ferment, by hunters and others, being boiled and mixed with rye-meal, and buried in the snow for a short time, when it is employed as a substitute for other leaven, and in making the sour liquor called " quass."