QUAFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does quaff mean? 

• QUAFF (noun)
  The noun QUAFF has 1 sense:

1. a hearty draft

  Familiarity information: QUAFF used as a noun is very rare.

• QUAFF (verb)
  The verb QUAFF has 1 sense:

1. to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught

  Familiarity information: QUAFF used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUAFF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hearty draft

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("quaff" is a kind of...):

draft; draught; potation; tipple (a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg)

Derivation:

quaff (to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught)

• QUAFF (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they quaff    ... he / she / it quaffs   
Past simple: quaffed   
Past participle: quaffed   
-ing form: quaffing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

To swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Synonyms:

gulp; quaff; swig

Context example:

The men gulped down their beers

Hypernyms (to "quaff" is one way to...):

drink; imbibe (take in liquids)

"Quaff" entails doing...:

get down; swallow (pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

quaff (a hearty draft)

quaffer (a person who drinks heartily)

 Context examples 

The village upon the left is Orbaiceta, and I know a house therein where the right wine of Jurancon is to be bought, if it would please you to quaff a morning cup.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Well quaffed, mes braves!

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But indeed this good knight was a very quiet and patient man, for he saw that the Sieur de Crespigny was still young and spoke from an empty head, so he sat his horse and quaffed his wine, even as you are doing now, all heedless of the clacking tongue.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)