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Definition of Quaff
1. Verb. To swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught. "Sam and Sue quaff"; "The men gulped down their beers"
Generic synonyms: Drink, Imbibe
Entails: Get Down, Swallow
Derivative terms: Gulp, Gulp, Gulper, Gulping, Quaffer, Swig
2. Noun. A hearty draft.
Definition of Quaff
1. v. t. To drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow in large draughts.
2. v. i. To drink largely or luxuriously.
Definition of Quaff
1. Verb. To drink or imbibe, especially with vigour. ¹
2. Noun. The act of quaffing, a deep draught. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quaff
1. to drink deeply [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quaff
Literary usage of Quaff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde, Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly (1909)
"And then (the hideous laugh Of fiends in full possession, keen to quaff The wine
of one new soul not weak with tears, Pealing like ruinous thunder in mine ..."
2. Miscellanies by William Makepeace Thackeray (1877)
"... set down their owners at the banquet hall, their varlets and servitors came
to quaff a flagon of nut-brown ale in the " King's Arms " gardens hard by. ..."
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