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Webster 1913 Edition
Quaff
Quaff
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Quaffed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Quaffing
.] 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.
Quaff
,Verb.
I.
To drink largely or luxuriously.
Twelve days the gods their solemn revels keep,
And
And
quaff
with blameless Ethiops in the deep. Dryden.
Webster 1828 Edition
Quaff
QU'AFF
, v.t.To drink; to swallow in large draughts.
He quaffs the muscadel.
They in communion sweet quaff immortality and joy.
QU'AFF
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
quaff
quaff
English
Verb
quaff (third-person singular simple present quaffs, present participle quaffing, simple past and past participle quaffed)
- To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts.
- Shakespeare
- quaffed off the muscadel
- Milton
- They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet / Quaff immortality and joy.
- Shakespeare
Quotations
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- 1594 — Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew i 2
- Please ye we may contrive this afternoon, / And quaff carouses to our mistress' health
- 1667 — John Milton, Paradise Lost Book V
- They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet
- Quaff immortality and joy...
- 1845 — Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven
- Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore!
- 1852 — Nathaniel Hawthorne, Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
- Even while quaffing the third draught of the Fountain of Youth, they were almost awed by the expression of his mysterious visage.
Antonyms
- (wine terminology): food pairing
Translations
to drink or imbibe
to sip a wine for itself
Noun
quaff (plural quaffs)
- The act of quaffing, a deep draught.
- Misspelling of coif.
- 2013 June 19, Sarah Romanowski, “status update”, in Twitter:
- I'm actually gonna miss @sreizis and seeing him and his perfectly groomed quaff everyday in every class.
- 2014 January 19, Ryan Arciero, “Miley Cyrus new hair: Bowl cut a fresh style for singer, mixed reactions so far”, in Examiner.com:
- The Miley Cyrus new hair photos reveal the former Hannah Montana star sporting a bowl cut of sorts that isn’t receiving all good news at this point. Cyrus revealed her new quaff this Tuesday with friends while relaxing outside a local Los Angeles recording studio.
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