quaffn.

Brit.

/kwɒf/, U.S.

/kwɑf/

Forms: 1500s–1600s quaffe, 1600s– quaff.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: quaff v.

Etymology: < quaff v. N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (kwɑf) /kwɑːf/, /kwæf/; for the history of the pronunciation, see quaff v.

An act of quaffing; a deep draught. Also: an amount of liquid quaffed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [noun]

drinkc888

draughtc1200

drinkingc1200

wetting1340

beveragec1390

receipta1393

bever1499

potation1509

quaff1579

watering1598

wipe1600

sorbition1623

imbibation1826

imbibition1844

bibition1853

the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [noun] > drinking deeply or copiously

quaffing1533

glut1541

carouse1559

quaff1579

all out1582

carousing1582

skolinga1599

supernaculum1622

swig1622

waughting1637

kelty1664

swigging1702

waught1721

toot1787

willie-waught1826

swiping1833

swipe1866

bottomer1876

1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 512/2 They thinke that a sermon costeth no more then a quaffe wil them.

1594 T. Lodge & R. Greene Looking Glasse sig. H2 ^v Now Aluida begins her quaffe, And drinkes a full carouse vnto her King.

1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. lxxxiv. 241 Proteas gaue him a quaffe of two gallons.

1661 A. Brome Songs & Other Poems 31 Castalian quaffs of Nectar to delight me.

1721 A. Ramsay Prospect of Plenty 196 With reaming quaff.

1796 J. G. Holman Abroad & at Home iii. ii. 75 Merry then we'll be at night; These will yield a jovial quaff To us Officers o' th' staff.

1851 J. T. Headley Sacred Scenes & Char. vii. 106 At any time, he might barter them for a morsel of food or a quaff of wine.

1889 G. Gissing Nether World I. v. 97 Each guest having taken a quaff of ale.

1946 C. Beaton Diary Apr. in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) xvi. 180 She [sc. Greta Garbo] takes deep quaffs of water at the public fountains.

1991 Wine Summer 74/2 In beer drinking, the sniff and the quaff are nearly simultaneous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

quaffv.

Brit.

/kwɒf/,

/kwɑːf/,

/kwaf/, U.S.

/kwɑf/,

/kwæf/

Forms:

α. 1500s quaf, 1500s–1600s quaffe, 1500s– quaff, 1800s coff (Scottish).

β. 1500s (1800s poetic) quaft, 1500s–1700s quaft (past tense and past participle).

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown; perhaps imitative.The connection, if any, between this word and waught v., quaught v. is unclear, but perhaps suggests that the β. forms may well have been original, with the α. forms showing loss of final -t . Perhaps compare quass v. (and see note at that entry). A connection with quaich n. (compare β. forms at that entry) has been suggested, but the semantic connection is not close and quaich n. is apparently confined to Scots. R. Cleasby and G. Vigfusson ( Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874) 363/1) suggest an Old Icelandic parallel form kveyfa, but this is generally regarded as a misreading for Old Icelandic kneyfa to quaff.

1. intransitive. To drink deeply; to take a long draught. Also: to drink repeatedly in this manner. Occasionally with of, †in. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [verb (intransitive)]

to drink deepa1300

bousec1300

bibc1400

to drink drunk1474

quaff1520

to set cock on the hoopa1535

boll1535

quass1549

tipple1560

swillc1563

carouse1567

guzzle1579

fuddle1588

overdrink1603

to drink the three outs1622

to bouse it1623

sota1639

drifflec1645

to drink like a fisha1653

tope1668

soak1687

to play at swig1688

to soak one's clay (or face)1704

impote1721

rosin1730

dram1740

booze1768

to suck (also sup) the monkey1785

swattle1785

lush1811

to lift up the little finger1812

to lift one's (or the) elbow1823

to crook one's elbow or little finger1825

jollify1830

to bowse up the jib1836

swizzle1847

peg1874

to hit the booze, bottle, jug, pot1889

to tank up1902

sozzle1937

to belt the bottle1941

indulge1953

the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [verb (intransitive)] > drink intoxicating liquor > freely

wassailc1300

waught?a1513

quaff1520

to drink (it) all outa1522

bibblea1529

quaught1530

to set cock on the hoopa1535

quass1549

tipple1560

swillc1563

carouse1567

to drink, quaff (pledge one) carouse1567

troll-the-bowl1575

to take one's rousea1593

pot1622

tope1668

toot1676

compotate1694

to soak one's clay (or face)1704

birlea1800

to splice the mainbrace1805

jollify1830

brimmer1838

to give it a bit of a nudge1966

nudge1966

1520 [implied in: R. Whittington Uulgaria sig. D.j^v He is a quaffer, namely of swete wyne. (at quaffer n. 1)].

1529 T. More Supplyc. Soulys ii. f. xxxvii^v The dreggys of olde poysonyd heresyes, in whych they fell a quaftyng wyth the dyuell.

a1549 A. Borde Fyrst Bk. Introd. Knowl. (1870) ix. 149 In Holand..many of the men..wyll quaf tyl they ben dronk.

1586 G. Pettie & B. Yong tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (rev. ed.) iv. f. 189^v I must sitte downe..and quaffe of a boll of wine with them.

1628 W. Prynne Briefe Suruay Mr. Cozens 47 Poyson must alwayes be administred in golden Challices, else none wille quaffe.

a1644 F. Quarles Solomons Recantation (1645) iii. 35 To day we feast, and quaffe in frolique Bowles; To morrow fast.

1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. Prol. 15 Those..importunate sots who..constrain an easy, good-natured fellow to whiffle, quaff, carouse [Fr. trinquer, voire caros et alluz].

1757 T. Smollett Reprisal ii. xv We laugh, and we quaff, and we banter.

1830 E. Bulwer-Lytton Paul Clifford I. iv. 72 She had that day quaffed more copiously of the bowl than usual.

1876 R. Browning Pacchiarotto & Other Poems 233 Have faith, give thanks, but—quaff!

1937 G. Murphy Let. in G. Murphy et al. Lett. from Lost Generation (1991) 188 To-morrow I..shall incline toward your Island Home,—quaffing at the ‘Castle’.

1983 G. Swift Waterland (1984) lii. 302 He raises to his lips what can only be a bottle and ostentatiously quaffs.

2. transitive. To drain (a cup, bottle, etc.) in a copious draught or draughts. Occasionally with off, out, up. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [verb (transitive)] > drink intoxicating liquor > drink up or drain

quax1509

toom?a1513

quaff1534

to play off1598

upsy-friese1617

bumbaste1640

dust1673

fuddlec1680

whemmel1721

toota1774

buzz1785

kill1833

floor1837

lower1920

slam1982

1534 W. Turner tr. J. von Watt Of Olde God & Newe sig. Oiij^v To quaft of two cannes or tankardes of wine.

1607 T. Dekker Whore of Babylon sig. B I quaffe full bowles of strong enchanting wines.

1631 Bp. J. Hall Occas. Medit. (ed. 2) (2nd state) §cxxxix Why doe not I..quaffe up that bitter cup of affliction.

1714 J. Gay Shepherd's Week v. 42 Come, let us hye, and quaff a cheery Bowl.

1748 J. Thomson Castle of Indolence viii As one who quaffs Some potent wine-cup.

1831 W. Scott Castle Dangerous i, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. IV. 19 Your cup, filled with right good wine, I have just now quaffed off.

1886 Week 18 Nov. 20 There must ever mingle in the truly loyal Liberal's cup of blessing a hint of wormwood in the fact that he is not quaffing it at the bidding of an authority he wholly approves.

1904 W. H. Hudson Green Mansions i. 23 Runi politely quaffed the first cup.

1978 H. Wouk War & Remembrance xvii. 170 The archbishop had also sent champagne for Aaron's birthday, and they quaffed both bottles.

1988 P. Carey Oscar & Lucinda xxvii. 104 He lifted his tankard, tried to quaff it in one gulp.

a. transitive. To drink (a liquid) copiously or in a large draught. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [verb (transitive)] > drink intoxicating liquor > freely

bibc1400

waught?a1513

quaff1558

swill1563

carouse1580

tipple1581

bibble1582

tun1589

bousea1612

tope1654

fuddle1756

demolish1864

to throw back1943

1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos iii. sig. G.iv Wyne in plenty great they quaff.

1613 T. Heywood Brazen Age in Wks. (1874) III. 216 I'le rather at some banquet poyson him, And quaffe to him his death.

1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. D5 Let us sit, and quaffe our wine.

1674 J. Milton Paradise Lost (ed. 2) v. 638 They drink, and in communion sweet Quaff immortalitie and joy.

1771 J. Beattie Minstrel: Bk. 1st xlvi. 24 Merry swains, who quaff the nut-brown ale.

1819 W. Irving Rip Van Winkle in Sketch Bk. i. 75 They quaffed the liquor in profound silence.

1878 in G. P. Lathrop Masque of Poets 31 Now with back-flung head she quaffs The odorous white Mareotic wine.

1892 F. E. W. Harper Iola Leroy xx. 175 Robert rode quietly along, quaffing the beauty of the scene.

1935 G. Santayana Last Puritan ii. vi. 146 Mr. Charlie Deboyse, with whom he sometimes quaffed drinks and exchanged stories at the Somerset Club.

1975 J. McPhee Survival of Bark Canoe i. 111 He fixes his eyes on his elbows and answers questions, quaffs the commentary, until the supply is gone.

1990 Elle (U.S. ed.) Aug. 244/3 Health-minded barflies can quaff such nonalcoholic concoctions as wheatgrass ‘shots’.

b. transitive. With adverbs, as back, down, off, out, †round, etc. Cf. drink v.¹ 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [verb (transitive)] > empty by drinking

quaff1595

to suck out1688

drain1697

unload1846

1595 F. Sabie Pans Pipe ii. sig. C Bowles ful of ale to quaffe off, ripe peares and mellowed apples To deuour.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iii. iii. 45 Hee calls for wine..quaft off the Muscadell.

1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island i. xxvii. 8 Oh let them in their gold quaffe dropsies down.

1656 A. Cowley Davideis ii. 58 in Poems In helmets they quaff round the welcome flood.

1673 Siege in W. Davenant Wks. v. 85/2 What a flincher, Quaff it off Mulciber.

1808 W. Scott Marmion v. xii. 259 He quaffed off the wine, he threw down the cup.

1856 Times 2 Dec. 10/4 I fill it [sc. my glass] myself, quaff it off, and continue to converse cheerfully.

1887 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 12 Mar. 4/4 Billy, after a suspicious preliminary sniff, quaffed off the contents.

1988 S. Gray How's that for telling 'em, Fat Lady? v. 228 I finally managed to dress and shave, then make it down to the bar, where I quaffed back two mimosas with great rapidity.

2004 Snoop Aug.–Sept. 72/2 You sample..tender seared scallops and quaff them down with one of the finest wine lists available.

†4. transitive. To drive (something) away, to bring (a person) down to or into a certain state, by copious drinking. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1714 Love's Relief in Steele's Poet. Misc. 42 Be brisk and gay, And quaff this sneaking Form away.

1821 Ld. Byron Sardanapalus i. ii. 29 When..I have quaff'd me down to their abasement.

1842 J. Wilson Recreations Christopher North I. 218 The room in which he quaffs, guzzles, and smokes himself into stupidity.

Derivatives

ˈquaffable adj. (of a beverage) pleasant and easy to drink, esp. in quantity; frequently used of wine which is palatable but not outstanding.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > qualities or characteristics of wine > [adjective] > drinkable

quaffable1933

1933 Nevada State Jrnl. 16 July 2/2 Read how to make mint julep that is really quaffable.

1971 Times 10 Nov. (Wines & Spirits Suppl.) 7/2 The most familiar Valais wines are the extremely quaffable Fendant and the slightly fuller Johannisberg.

1997 Wine Mar. (California Suppl.) 5/2 California has the ability to make wines of good quality at virtually any price level, from quaffable, everyday table wines to top-of-the-line ranges.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	quaff
释义	quaffn. Brit. /kwɒf/, U.S. /kwɑf/ Forms: 1500s–1600s quaffe, 1600s– quaff. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: quaff v. Etymology: < quaff v. N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (kwɑf) /kwɑːf/, /kwæf/; for the history of the pronunciation, see quaff v. An act of quaffing; a deep draught. Also: an amount of liquid quaffed. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [noun] drinkc888 draughtc1200 drinkingc1200 wetting1340 beveragec1390 receipta1393 bever1499 potation1509 quaff1579 watering1598 wipe1600 sorbition1623 imbibation1826 imbibition1844 bibition1853 the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [noun] > drinking deeply or copiously quaffing1533 glut1541 carouse1559 quaff1579 all out1582 carousing1582 skolinga1599 supernaculum1622 swig1622 waughting1637 kelty1664 swigging1702 waught1721 toot1787 willie-waught1826 swiping1833 swipe1866 bottomer1876 1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 512/2 They thinke that a sermon costeth no more then a quaffe wil them. 1594 T. Lodge & R. Greene Looking Glasse sig. H2 ^v Now Aluida begins her quaffe, And drinkes a full carouse vnto her King. 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. lxxxiv. 241 Proteas gaue him a quaffe of two gallons. 1661 A. Brome Songs & Other Poems 31 Castalian quaffs of Nectar to delight me. 1721 A. Ramsay Prospect of Plenty 196 With reaming quaff. 1796 J. G. Holman Abroad & at Home iii. ii. 75 Merry then we'll be at night; These will yield a jovial quaff To us Officers o' th' staff. 1851 J. T. Headley Sacred Scenes & Char. vii. 106 At any time, he might barter them for a morsel of food or a quaff of wine. 1889 G. Gissing Nether World I. v. 97 Each guest having taken a quaff of ale. 1946 C. Beaton Diary Apr. in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) xvi. 180 She [sc. Greta Garbo] takes deep quaffs of water at the public fountains. 1991 Wine Summer 74/2 In beer drinking, the sniff and the quaff are nearly simultaneous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). quaffv. Brit. /kwɒf/, /kwɑːf/, /kwaf/, U.S. /kwɑf/, /kwæf/ Forms: α. 1500s quaf, 1500s–1600s quaffe, 1500s– quaff, 1800s coff (Scottish). β. 1500s (1800s poetic) quaft, 1500s–1700s quaft (past tense and past participle). Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown; perhaps imitative.The connection, if any, between this word and waught v., quaught v. is unclear, but perhaps suggests that the β. forms may well have been original, with the α. forms showing loss of final -t . Perhaps compare quass v. (and see note at that entry). A connection with quaich n. (compare β. forms at that entry) has been suggested, but the semantic connection is not close and quaich n. is apparently confined to Scots. R. Cleasby and G. Vigfusson ( Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874) 363/1) suggest an Old Icelandic parallel form kveyfa, but this is generally regarded as a misreading for Old Icelandic kneyfa to quaff. 1. intransitive. To drink deeply; to take a long draught. Also: to drink repeatedly in this manner. Occasionally with of, †in. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [verb (intransitive)] to drink deepa1300 bousec1300 bibc1400 to drink drunk1474 quaff1520 to set cock on the hoopa1535 boll1535 quass1549 tipple1560 swillc1563 carouse1567 guzzle1579 fuddle1588 overdrink1603 to drink the three outs1622 to bouse it1623 sota1639 drifflec1645 to drink like a fisha1653 tope1668 soak1687 to play at swig1688 to soak one's clay (or face)1704 impote1721 rosin1730 dram1740 booze1768 to suck (also sup) the monkey1785 swattle1785 lush1811 to lift up the little finger1812 to lift one's (or the) elbow1823 to crook one's elbow or little finger1825 jollify1830 to bowse up the jib1836 swizzle1847 peg1874 to hit the booze, bottle, jug, pot1889 to tank up1902 sozzle1937 to belt the bottle1941 indulge1953 the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [verb (intransitive)] > drink intoxicating liquor > freely wassailc1300 waught?a1513 quaff1520 to drink (it) all outa1522 bibblea1529 quaught1530 to set cock on the hoopa1535 quass1549 tipple1560 swillc1563 carouse1567 to drink, quaff (pledge one) carouse1567 troll-the-bowl1575 to take one's rousea1593 pot1622 tope1668 toot1676 compotate1694 to soak one's clay (or face)1704 birlea1800 to splice the mainbrace1805 jollify1830 brimmer1838 to give it a bit of a nudge1966 nudge1966 1520 [implied in: R. Whittington Uulgaria sig. D.j^v He is a quaffer, namely of swete wyne. (at quaffer n. 1)]. 1529 T. More Supplyc. Soulys ii. f. xxxvii^v The dreggys of olde poysonyd heresyes, in whych they fell a quaftyng wyth the dyuell. a1549 A. Borde Fyrst Bk. Introd. Knowl. (1870) ix. 149 In Holand..many of the men..wyll quaf tyl they ben dronk. 1586 G. Pettie & B. Yong tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (rev. ed.) iv. f. 189^v I must sitte downe..and quaffe of a boll of wine with them. 1628 W. Prynne Briefe Suruay Mr. Cozens 47 Poyson must alwayes be administred in golden Challices, else none wille quaffe. a1644 F. Quarles Solomons Recantation (1645) iii. 35 To day we feast, and quaffe in frolique Bowles; To morrow fast. 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. Prol. 15 Those..importunate sots who..constrain an easy, good-natured fellow to whiffle, quaff, carouse [Fr. trinquer, voire caros et alluz]. 1757 T. Smollett Reprisal ii. xv We laugh, and we quaff, and we banter. 1830 E. Bulwer-Lytton Paul Clifford I. iv. 72 She had that day quaffed more copiously of the bowl than usual. 1876 R. Browning Pacchiarotto & Other Poems 233 Have faith, give thanks, but—quaff! 1937 G. Murphy Let. in G. Murphy et al. Lett. from Lost Generation (1991) 188 To-morrow I..shall incline toward your Island Home,—quaffing at the ‘Castle’. 1983 G. Swift Waterland (1984) lii. 302 He raises to his lips what can only be a bottle and ostentatiously quaffs. 2. transitive. To drain (a cup, bottle, etc.) in a copious draught or draughts. Occasionally with off, out, up. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [verb (transitive)] > drink intoxicating liquor > drink up or drain quax1509 toom?a1513 quaff1534 to play off1598 upsy-friese1617 bumbaste1640 dust1673 fuddlec1680 whemmel1721 toota1774 buzz1785 kill1833 floor1837 lower1920 slam1982 1534 W. Turner tr. J. von Watt Of Olde God & Newe sig. Oiij^v To quaft of two cannes or tankardes of wine. 1607 T. Dekker Whore of Babylon sig. B I quaffe full bowles of strong enchanting wines. 1631 Bp. J. Hall Occas. Medit. (ed. 2) (2nd state) §cxxxix Why doe not I..quaffe up that bitter cup of affliction. 1714 J. Gay Shepherd's Week v. 42 Come, let us hye, and quaff a cheery Bowl. 1748 J. Thomson Castle of Indolence viii As one who quaffs Some potent wine-cup. 1831 W. Scott Castle Dangerous i, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. IV. 19 Your cup, filled with right good wine, I have just now quaffed off. 1886 Week 18 Nov. 20 There must ever mingle in the truly loyal Liberal's cup of blessing a hint of wormwood in the fact that he is not quaffing it at the bidding of an authority he wholly approves. 1904 W. H. Hudson Green Mansions i. 23 Runi politely quaffed the first cup. 1978 H. Wouk War & Remembrance xvii. 170 The archbishop had also sent champagne for Aaron's birthday, and they quaffed both bottles. 1988 P. Carey Oscar & Lucinda xxvii. 104 He lifted his tankard, tried to quaff it in one gulp. 3. a. transitive. To drink (a liquid) copiously or in a large draught. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [verb (transitive)] > drink intoxicating liquor > freely bibc1400 waught?a1513 quaff1558 swill1563 carouse1580 tipple1581 bibble1582 tun1589 bousea1612 tope1654 fuddle1756 demolish1864 to throw back1943 1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos iii. sig. G.iv Wyne in plenty great they quaff. 1613 T. Heywood Brazen Age in Wks. (1874) III. 216 I'le rather at some banquet poyson him, And quaffe to him his death. 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. D5 Let us sit, and quaffe our wine. 1674 J. Milton Paradise Lost (ed. 2) v. 638 They drink, and in communion sweet Quaff immortalitie and joy. 1771 J. Beattie Minstrel: Bk. 1st xlvi. 24 Merry swains, who quaff the nut-brown ale. 1819 W. Irving Rip Van Winkle in Sketch Bk. i. 75 They quaffed the liquor in profound silence. 1878 in G. P. Lathrop Masque of Poets 31 Now with back-flung head she quaffs The odorous white Mareotic wine. 1892 F. E. W. Harper Iola Leroy xx. 175 Robert rode quietly along, quaffing the beauty of the scene. 1935 G. Santayana Last Puritan ii. vi. 146 Mr. Charlie Deboyse, with whom he sometimes quaffed drinks and exchanged stories at the Somerset Club. 1975 J. McPhee Survival of Bark Canoe i. 111 He fixes his eyes on his elbows and answers questions, quaffs the commentary, until the supply is gone. 1990 Elle (U.S. ed.) Aug. 244/3 Health-minded barflies can quaff such nonalcoholic concoctions as wheatgrass ‘shots’. b. transitive. With adverbs, as back, down, off, out, †round, etc. Cf. drink v.¹ 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [verb (transitive)] > empty by drinking quaff1595 to suck out1688 drain1697 unload1846 1595 F. Sabie Pans Pipe ii. sig. C Bowles ful of ale to quaffe off, ripe peares and mellowed apples To deuour. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iii. iii. 45 Hee calls for wine..quaft off the Muscadell. View more context for this quotation 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island i. xxvii. 8 Oh let them in their gold quaffe dropsies down. 1656 A. Cowley Davideis ii. 58 in Poems In helmets they quaff round the welcome flood. 1673 Siege in W. Davenant Wks. v. 85/2 What a flincher, Quaff it off Mulciber. 1808 W. Scott Marmion v. xii. 259 He quaffed off the wine, he threw down the cup. 1856 Times 2 Dec. 10/4 I fill it [sc. my glass] myself, quaff it off, and continue to converse cheerfully. 1887 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 12 Mar. 4/4 Billy, after a suspicious preliminary sniff, quaffed off the contents. 1988 S. Gray How's that for telling 'em, Fat Lady? v. 228 I finally managed to dress and shave, then make it down to the bar, where I quaffed back two mimosas with great rapidity. 2004 Snoop Aug.–Sept. 72/2 You sample..tender seared scallops and quaff them down with one of the finest wine lists available. †4. transitive. To drive (something) away, to bring (a person) down to or into a certain state, by copious drinking. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1714 Love's Relief in Steele's Poet. Misc. 42 Be brisk and gay, And quaff this sneaking Form away. 1821 Ld. Byron Sardanapalus i. ii. 29 When..I have quaff'd me down to their abasement. 1842 J. Wilson Recreations Christopher North I. 218 The room in which he quaffs, guzzles, and smokes himself into stupidity. Derivatives ˈquaffable adj. (of a beverage) pleasant and easy to drink, esp. in quantity; frequently used of wine which is palatable but not outstanding. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > qualities or characteristics of wine > [adjective] > drinkable quaffable1933 1933 Nevada State Jrnl. 16 July 2/2 Read how to make mint julep that is really quaffable. 1971 Times 10 Nov. (Wines & Spirits Suppl.) 7/2 The most familiar Valais wines are the extremely quaffable Fendant and the slightly fuller Johannisberg. 1997 Wine Mar. (California Suppl.) 5/2 California has the ability to make wines of good quality at virtually any price level, from quaffable, everyday table wines to top-of-the-line ranges. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1579v.1520
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