quaff

  • 11quaff|er — «KWAHF uhr, KWAF , KWAWF », noun. a person who quaffs or drinks deeply …

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  • 12quaff — UK [kwɒf] / US [kwɑf] verb [transitive] Word forms quaff : present tense I/you/we/they quaff he/she/it quaffs present participle quaffing past tense quaffed past participle quaffed mainly literary to drink something quickly or with a lot of… …

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  • 13quaff — verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1523 intransitive verb to drink deeply transitive verb to drink (a beverage) deeply • quaff noun • quaffer noun …

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  • 14quaff — verb Quaff is used with these nouns as the object: ↑champagne …

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  • 15quaff — [[t]kwɒ̱f[/t]] quaffs, quaffing, quaffed VERB If you quaff an alcoholic drink, you drink a lot of it in a short time. [OLD FASHIONED] [V n] By the time he had quaffed his third, he was winking playfully at a plump woman who sat across from him …

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  • 16quaff — [[t]kwɒf, kwæf, kwɔf[/t]] v. i. v. t. 1) to drink copiously and with hearty enjoyment 2) an act or instance of quaffing 3) a beverage quaffed • Etymology: 1515–25; orig. uncert. quaff′er, n …

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  • 17quaff'able — adjective Pleasant to drink in large amounts • • • Main Entry: ↑quaff …

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  • 18quaff a brew — [“kwaf a “bru] tv. to drink a beer. (See also brew.) □ I went down to the bar to quaff a brew. □ Let’s go somewhere and quaff a brew …

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  • 19quaff — 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… …

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  • 20quaff — 1. verb /kwɒf,kwɑf,kwɔf/ a) To drink or imbibe, especially with vigour. b) to sip a wine for itself, as opposed to overindulging for the sake of intoxication Ant: food pairing 2. noun /kwɒf,kwɑf,kwɔf/ …

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