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Quaffed

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.

They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet Quaff immortality and joy.
--Milton.

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quaffed

vb. (en-past of: quaff)

Usage examples of "quaffed".

Mariko quaffed hers, glad that she was no longer alone, uneasily sure that Kiku could read her thoughts.

Their swords on racks beside them and when the maid had left and they had refilled their cups and quaffed them, Akimoto said, "What happened next?

Hiraga quaffed some and was glad of it though he feigned otherwise, accepted more and drained that too.

He poured another glass and spilled some on his desk and quaffed it and all the time Gornt watched and waited, pleased with the effect his words had had.

A few minutes later, all traces of the tensions of the road had flown, and they toasted and quaffed their mugs with enthusiasm.

He quaffed the liquid in one gulp, then steadied himself on the edge of the table against its potent kick.

Blackthorne quaffed the wine and ate another piece and poured more wine and ritualistically offered his brimming cup to Fujiko.

Gyoko quaffed the sake, and added bitterly, "Now we are all ruined if he gets proof - which wouldn't be difficult to get.

He quaffed half the contents of his glass in one puff and reached for his pipe.

The villain had nonchalantly quaffed the hemlock while his accomplice had looked on with indifference.

The band, mercifully silent, enthusiastically quaffed beer presented them by some tone-deaf customer.