quaff
31quaff — v. literary 1 tr. & intr. drink deeply. 2 tr. drain (a cup etc.) in long draughts. Derivatives: quaffable adj. quaffer n. Etymology: 16th c.: perh. imit …
32quaff-tide — …
33quaffer — quaff·er …
34Quaffed — 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.… …
35Quaffing — 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.… …
36quaffingly — quaff·ing·ly …
37quaffable — quaff ► VERB ▪ drink heartily. DERIVATIVES quaffable adjective quaffer noun. ORIGIN probably imitative …
38quaffer — quaff ► VERB ▪ drink heartily. DERIVATIVES quaffable adjective quaffer noun. ORIGIN probably imitative …
39drink — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A liquid for drinking, or a portion of this] Syn. beverage, sip, gulp, potion, potable, libation, drop, bottle, glass, toast, belt, refreshment, thirst quencher, draft, potation, drinkable, liquid, quaff, brew, tonic, tall… …
40swig — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t., informal, guzzle, toss off or down, chug a lug (sl.). See drinking. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. mouthful, gulp, slug, *hit, drink, quaff, swill, draft. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun… …
