| verb | 1. Drink (something, especially an alcoholic drink) heartily. |
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noun | 1. An alcoholic drink. |
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 |  | | "We'll be quaffing bottles of rosé at my birthday party." |
|  | | "A New Year's Eve tradition is to quaff champagne at the stroke of midnight." |
|  | | "When you get here, come out to the backyard and help yourself to a quaff." |
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 | Imitative, early 16th century |
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 | The exact origin of "quaff" is unknown, but it's been in use since the 1500s. It's most likely an imitative word, as the verb "quaff" means to gulp down a beverage, most often an alcoholic drink. ... | Continue Reading |
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