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Pronunciation : Quaff
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [For quach, fr. Gael. & Ir. cuach a drinking cup; cf. L. caucus a drinking vessel. Cf. Quaigh.]
Definition : Defn: To drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow in large draughts. "Quaffed off the muscadel." Shak. They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet Quaff immortality and joy. Milton.

t. [imp. & p. p. Quaffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Quaffing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Quaff
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To drink largely or luxuriously. Twelve days the gods their solemn revels keep, And quaff with blameless Ethiops in the deep. Dryden.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913