quaff
verb (used without object)
to drink a beverage, especially an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment.
will quaff
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future tenseof quaff.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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When the May eternal dawneth At the living God's behest, We will quaff divine Nepenthe, We will share the Soldier's rest.
From War Poetry of the South by Various
Gray old times are growing young: From the flashing colour-fountain I will quaff it deep and long!—
From Rampolli by George MacDonald
Erelong shall God bring forth from His Temple such souls as will remain unswayed by the insinuations of the rebellious, and who will quaff at all times of the cup that is life indeed.
From The Summons of the Lord of Hosts by Bahá'u'lláh
What say you, Eviot? will you be the faithful follower that will quaff in your lord's behalf, and as his representative?
From The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day by Sir Walter Scott
When the May eternal dawneth At the living God’s behest, We will quaff divine Nepenthe, We shall share the soldier’s rest.
From Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental by Various
