quaff
verb (used without object)
to drink a beverage, especially an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment.
had quaffed
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past perfectof quaff.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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They wished to return to the conditions prevailing before the revolution, which caused the success of that upheaval; but the people, the masses, had quaffed of the cup of liberty, and the taste lingered.
From The Story of Russia by R. Van Bergen
He flung himself upon his bed, and felt for a moment as if he had quaffed the poisoned draught so lately offered.
From Vivian Grey by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
Having caused so many heroic kings who were always devoted to righteousness and all of whom had quaffed Soma in sacrifices, what end shall I attain, O great ascetic!
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
Presently he turned away from the window; but he had quaffed so deeply of the morning glory, that the sinister frescos no longer depressed him.
From Idolatry A Romance by Julian Hawthorne
Was the great red wine that Drake had quaffed Vinegar?
From Collected Poems Volume Two by Alfred Noyes
