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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