quaffed; quaffing; quaffs
: to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously
At Fort William, goods were exchanged, bills were tallied, brandy was quaffed, songs were sung.—Will Ferguson
Young Cheltenham ladies and gentlemen in striped shirts and Barbours quaffed their drinks and guffawed loudly.—John Ayto
… quaff a flagon of nut-brown ale …—William Thackeray
… curled up on her couch, wearing lounge pants, quaffing her third glass of wine …—Nathan Heller
… and in the chimney-corner, they all four quaffed, and smoked, and prosed, and dozed, as they had done of old.—Charles Dickens
… quaffing from massive steins of German beer while chatting it up with new friends.—Jeanne Potter
quaffing
adjective
It's a quaffing [=quaffable] wine, one that you drink rather than sip attentively as you might a more complex red …
—Barbara Ensrud
plural quaffs
1
: an enjoyable beverage : a beverage (such as wine) that is quaffed or suitable for quaffing
This pleasant quaff offers ripe peach and vanilla flavors and a good balance of bright acidity and moderate sweetness.—Wine Spectator
… there is no better quaff with fried chicken than Champagne.—Florence Fabricant
2
: a hearty draft or gulp
… a single sensuous quaff …—James Villas
He lifted his glass, took a large quaff of the wine, swallowed quickly in his urgency to keep talking.—The Virginia Quarterly Review
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