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    [kwäf]
    verb
    quaff (verb) · quaffs (third person present) · quaffed (past tense) · quaffed (past participle) · quaffing (present participle)
    1. drink (something, especially an alcoholic drink) heartily:
      "he quaffed pint after pint of good Berkshire ale"
    noun
    informal
    dated
    quaff (noun) · quaffs (plural noun)
    1. an alcoholic drink:
      "porter is a dark, malty quaff"
    Origin
    early 16th century: probably imitative of the sound of drinking.
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    verb
    1. drink (something, especially an alcoholic drink) heartily:
      drink
      swallow
      guzzle
      slurp
      attack
      down
      force down
      get down
      finish off
      polish off
      drain
      empty
      imbibe
      have
      take
      ingest
      consume
      sup
      sip
      lap
      indulge
      tipple
      carouse
      overdrink
      overindulge
      tope
      booze
      sink
      kill
      glug
      swig
      swill
      slug
      hit
      knock back
      toss off
      wet one's whistle
      hit the bottle
      drink like a fish
      shift
      murder
      neck
      bevvy
      bend one's elbow
      chug
      bib
      sot
      gulp (down)
      drink up/down
      partake of
      take alcohol
      dispose of
      take a drop
      take to the bottle
      crack a bottle
      get tanked up
      get outside (of)
      get one's laughing gear round
      snarf (down)
      scarf (down)
    noun
    1. an alcoholic drink:
      strong drink
      drink
      liquor
      intoxicant
      beverage
      liquid refreshment
      drop
      dram
      draft
      swallow
      sip
      gulp
      nip
      tot
      bracer
      chaser
      booze
      hard stuff
      hooch
      poison
      tincture
      libation
      swig
      slug
      glug
      swill
      snifter
      bellywash
      alcoholic drink
     
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  1. To drink a beverage
    quaff [ kwof, kwaf, kwawf ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA verb (used without object) to drink a beverage, especially an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment.

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    quaff (kwŏf, kwăf, kwôf) v. quaffed, quaff·ing, quaffs v.tr. To drink (a beverage) heartily: quaffed the ale with gusto.

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    quaff (third-person singular simple present quaffs, present participle quaffing, simple past and past participle quaffed) To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts. [from mid-16th c.]

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    What is quaff verb?
    Definition of quaff verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary quaff something to drink a large amount of something quickly He watched the other customers quaffing tea and chatting. Definition of quaff verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    What does quaffing mean?
    If you’re in a room with your favorite foods, you might stuff the food into your mouth. Quaffing is the same fun, but with beverages instead of foods. But just like with stuffing food, quaffing means you drink a little too much. Often, quaffing refers to alcoholic drinks, but it can mean any beverage in general, like milkshakes.

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    What does quaffed mean?
    1. to drink copiously and with hearty enjoyment. n. 2. an act or instance of quaffing. 3. a beverage quaffed. quaff′er, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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    What does it mean if you quaff an alcoholic drink?
    If you quaff an alcoholic drink, you drink a lot of it in a short time. He's quaffed many a glass of champagne in his time. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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    What is a quaffed drink?
    A drink that is quaffed. A piled-up hairdo (alternative spelling of coif) 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. Find similar words to quaff using the buttons below.

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    What does quaff mean in Shakespeare's context?
    In Shakespeare's works, to quaff means to drink heartily or gulp down a beverage, particularly an alcoholic one. For instance, in Belshazzer, 'quaffing in the sacred vessels of the temple,' and in South, 'quaff with blameless Ethiops in the deep.'

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    Quaff is a verb meaning to drink (a beverage) heartily, or a noun meaning a hearty draft of liquid. Learn the origin, synonyms, antonyms, and examples of quaff from YourDictionary.

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