quaff
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quaff¹
- /kwɒf/ UK
- /kwɑf/ US
- /kwɔf/ US
- /kwæf/ dated
- /kwɑːf/ dated
Sounds like coif stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn · Rhymes with -ɒf
Where it comes from
Uncertain. Suggestions include connection with Old Irish cuäch (“cup, goblet, bowl; cauldron, large vessel; bowl, cup”) (whence Scots quaich, queff). The noun is derived from the verb.
verb quaffs · quaffing · quaffed
- To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts. I can't believe you quaffed four pints of beer and could still drive!
quaff²
noun
- Misspelling of coif There were loverbird songs and loverbird trinkets, loverbird hats and pins, bangles and baubles, coins and quaffs and tidbits.
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verb to drink or imbibe
| Español | pimplar, trasegar, drinkear |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 豪饮 háoyǐn |
| Português | tragar |
| Français | lamper, vider à longs traits |
| Deutsch | runterkippen |
| Italiano | tracannare |
| Русский | загла́тывать zaglátyvatʹ, глота́ть glotátʹ, пить за́лпом pitʹ zálpom, глотну́ть glotnútʹ, пивну́ть pivnútʹ, хлебну́ть xlebnútʹ |
Talk about this word "quaff." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quaff. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. quaff. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quaff "quaff." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quaff.Cite this
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title = {quaff},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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