quaff
to drink a beverage, especially an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment.
to drink (a beverage) copiously and heartily: We spent the whole evening quaffing ale.
an act or instance of quaffing.
a beverage quaffed.
Origin of quaff
1Other words for quaff
Other words from quaff
- quaffer, noun
- outquaff, verb (used with object)
- un·quaffed, adjective
Words Nearby quaff
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How to use quaff in a sentence
Juicy strawberries, wild herbs and a saline minerality combine for a refreshing, even invigorating quaff.
Toast la dolce vita at brunch by popping open this bottled Bellini cocktail | Dave McIntyre | April 9, 2021 | Washington PostNot that we suspect he suspected Harry was trying to get a cheeky quaff.
Prince Harry's U.S. Tour: Rolling Updates and all the News and Pictures as It Happens | Tom Sykes | May 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBut is his quaff really as provocative a fashion statement as Mel says it is?
There was a settee, a mahogany sideboard, where the former owner was accustomed to quaff his wines and liquors.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.The champagne seemed to flow in fountains, and was only interrupted that the guests might quaff Burgundy or taste Tokay.
Endymion | Benjamin Disraeli
I began to quaff new life with the first breath of the balmy air.
John Marvel, Assistant | Thomas Nelson PageWe put the cup of pleasure to our lips, and quaff, instead of cooling draughts, the fiery flashes of searing excess.
There would be no refreshing cup to quaff upon arriving, only water, or at best milk.
Biltmore Oswald | J. Thorne Smith, Jr.
British Dictionary definitions for quaff
/ (kwɒf, kwɑːf) /
to drink heartily or in one draught
Origin of quaff
1Derived forms of quaff
- quaffable, adjective
- quaffer, noun
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