QUAFF

quaff

(noun) a hearty draft

gulp, quaff, swig

(verb) to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; “The men gulped down their beers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

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. [from mid-16th c.]

Noun

quaff (plural quaffs)

The act of quaffing; a deep draught. [from late 16th c.]

Synonyms

• chug

• gulp

• swig

• See also drink

Etymology 2

Noun

quaff

Misspelling of coif.

Source: Wiktionary

Quaff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quaffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Quaffing.] Etym: [For quach, fr. Gael. & Ir. cuach a drinking cup; cf. L. caucus a drinking vessel. Cf. Quaigh.]

Definition: 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, v. i.

Definition: To drink largely or luxuriously. Twelve days the gods their solemn revels keep, And quaff with blameless Ethiops in the deep. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition