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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
quaff
    n 1: a hearty draft
    v 1: to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The
         men gulped down their beers" [syn: gulp, quaff, swig]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Quaff \Quaff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quaffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Quaffing.] [For quach, fr. Gael. & Ir. cuach a drinking
   cup; cf. L. caucus a drinking vessel. Cf. Quaigh.]
   To drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow in
   large draughts. "Quaffed off the muscadel." --Shak.
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         They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet
         Quaff immortality and joy.               --Milton.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Quaff \Quaff\, v. i.
   To drink largely or luxuriously.
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         Twelve days the gods their solemn revels keep,
         And quaff with blameless Ethiops in the deep. --Dryden.
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Thesaurus Results for Quaff:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
beverage, bib, booze, bumper, draft, drain the cup, dram, drench, drink, drink bottoms-up, drink deep, drink hard, drink in, drink off, drink to, drink up, follow strong drink, gargle, grog, gulp, guzzle, imbibe, knock back, lap, lap up, libation, nip, peg, pledge, portion, potation, pull, sip, slurp, snort, soak, suck, suck in, suckle, sup, swallow, swig, swill, tipple, toast, tope, toss, toss down, toss off, tot, wash down
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