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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a hearty draft;


VERB (1)

1. to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught;
- Example: "The men gulped down their beers"
[syn: gulp, quaff, swig]


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. [1913 Webster] They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet Quaff immortality and joy. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Quaff \Quaff\, v. i. To drink largely or luxuriously. [1913 Webster] Twelve days the gods their solemn revels keep, And quaff with blameless Ethiops in the deep. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 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]