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quaff

ˈkwäf 1 syllable very rare

  1. verb. to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously

    • At Fort William, goods were exchanged, bills were tallied, brandy was quaffed, songs were sung.
    • Young Cheltenham ladies and gentlemen in striped shirts and Barbours quaffed their drinks and guffawed loudly.
  2. noun. an enjoyable beverage: a beverage (such as wine) that is quaffed or suitable for quaffing

    • This pleasant quaff offers ripe peach and vanilla flavors and a good balance of bright acidity and moderate sweetness.
    • … there is no better quaff with fried chicken than Champagne.
  3. noun. a hearty draft or gulp

    • … a single sensuous quaff …
    • He lifted his glass, took a large quaff of the wine, swallowed quickly in his urgency to keep talking.

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