drink with large gulps, drink quickly; drink an alcoholic beverage quickly and cheerfully
alcoholic drink that is consumed quickly; instance of drinking a beverage quickly
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Quaff Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow in large draughts.
To drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow in large draughts.
(v. i.)
To drink largely or luxuriously.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo drink largely or luxuriously.
quaff
\quaff\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. quaffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. quaffing.] [for quach, fr. gael. & ir. cuach a drinking cup; cf. l. caucus a drinking vessel. cf. quaigh.] to drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow in large draughts. "quaffed off the muscadel." they eat, they drink, and in communion sweet quaff immortality and joy.
quaff
\quaff\ (?), v. i. to drink largely or luxuriously. twelve days the gods their solemn revels keep, and quaff with blameless ethiops in the deep.
quaff
n : a hearty draft v : to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught: "my car gulped 20 gallons without even wiping its mouth." [syn: gulp, swig]
Noun
1. a hearty draft
(hypernym) draft, draught, potation, tipple
(derivation) gulp, swig
Verb
1. to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers"
(synonym) gulp, swig
(hypernym) drink, imbibe
(entail) swallow, get down
(derivation) quaffer
Quaff Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Quaffing is a wine term to describe a category of wine that is 'simple and everyday'; that is cheap enough to be consumed in large quantities, usually available also in bigger containers. A "quaffing wine".
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