Quaffed
Use Quaffed in a sentence
verb (used without object)
1.
to drink a beverage, especially an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment.
verb (used with object)
2.
to drink (a beverage) copiously and heartily: We spent the whole evening quaffing ale.
noun
3.
an act or instance of quaffing.
4.
a beverage quaffed.
Origin:
1515–25; origin uncertain
1515–25; origin uncertain
Related forms
quaff·er, noun
out·quaff, verb (used with object)
un·quaffed, adjective
Synonyms
1. swallow, gulp, swig, guzzle.
1. swallow, gulp, swig, guzzle.
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quaff (kwɒf, kwɑːf) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| to drink heartily or in one draught | |
| [C16: perhaps of imitative origin; compare Middle Low German quassen to eat or drink excessively] | |
| 'quaffable | |
| —adj | |
| 'quaffer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
quaff
1520 (implied in quaffer), perhaps onomatopoeic, or perhaps from Low Ger. quassen "to overindulge (in food and drink)," with -ss- misread as -ff-. The noun is from 1579.
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Example sentences
No one knows what true happiness is until they have quaffed the bitter dregs of sorrow and disappointment.
Fourteen healthy subjects quaffed a sugar solution on an empty stomach that was equivalent to about two cola drinks.
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