They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet Quaff immortality and joy. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
quaffing — kwÉ‘f ,kwæf /kwÉ‘Ëf ,kwÉ’f n. alcoholic drink that is consumed quickly; instance of drinking a beverage quickly v. drink with large gulps, drink quickly; drink an alcoholic beverage quickly and cheerfully … English contemporary dictionary
quaffing — … Useful english dictionary
quaffing wine — noun A wine considered unsophisticated or simple in taste, but pleasant to quaff … Wiktionary
quaffing wine — /ˈkwɒfɪŋ waɪn/ (say kwofing wuyn) noun a cheap wine for drinking in large quantities …
Glossary of wine terms — The glossary of wine terms lists the definitions of many general terms used within the wine industry. For terms specific to viticulture, winemaking, grape varieties, and wine tasting, see the topic specific list in the See also section below.… … Wikipedia
List of Emily Dickinson poems — This is a list of Emily Dickinson poems. There are 1,775 known poems that have been written by Dickinson. The poems are alphabetized by their first line. Punctuation, capitalization and even in some cases wording of the first lines may vary… … Wikipedia
quaff — quaffer, n. /kwof, kwaf, kwawf/, v.i. 1. to drink a beverage, esp. an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment. v.t. 2. to drink (a beverage) copiously and heartily: We spent the whole evening quaffing ale. n. 3. an act or instance… … Universalium
Epotation — Ep o*ta tion, n. [L. epotare, epotatum, to drink; e out + potare to drink.] A drinking up; a quaffing. [Obs.] Feltham. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quaff — Quaff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quaffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quaffing}.] [For quach, fr. Gael. & Ir. cuach a drinking cup; cf. L. caucus a drinking vessel. Cf. {Quaigh}.] To drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow in large draughts.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quaffed — Quaff Quaff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quaffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quaffing}.] [For quach, fr. Gael. & Ir. cuach a drinking cup; cf. L. caucus a drinking vessel. Cf. {Quaigh}.] To drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow in large draughts.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
