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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.
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Quaffing
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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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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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