Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
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.
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| quaffs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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.
Please ye we may contrive this afternoon, / And quaff carouses to our mistress' healthc. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
Bannon was padding around the room in a black blazer over two collared shirts, quaffing a can of Pocari Sweat, a popular Japanese energy drink.2017 December 21, Gabriel Sherman, ““I Have Power”: Is Steve Bannon Running for President?”, in Vanity Fair:
They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet Quaff immortality and joy […]1667, John Milton, “Book V”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
If you're of a mind, the work can be observed while quaffing a pint in the Rat Race pub in the old station buildings on the existing platform.2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 74:
Sometimes the memory of her peaceful life at Florence obtruded itself upon her, and more than that, her charitable occupations when she attended the sick in that city, and whence, as from a rough-hewn chalice containing nectarian drink, she had quaffed happiness.1823, Mary Shelley, Valperga:
Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore!1845 February, — Quarles [pseudonym; Edgar Allan Poe], “The Raven”, in The American Review, volume I, number II, New York, N.Y.; London: Wiley & Putnam, […], →OCLC:
Even while quaffing the third draught of the Fountain of Youth, they were almost awed by the expression of his mysterious visage.1852, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Dr. Heidegger's Experiment:
I can't believe you quaffed four pints of beer and could still drive!
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| quaffs | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| quaffing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| quaffed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| quaffed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
unquaffed · quaffable · quaffingly
es trasegar (to drink or imbibe) · fr vider à longs traits (to drink or imbibe) · ka სმა (to drink or imbibe) · ka დიდი ყლუპებით სმა (to drink or imbibe) · tr içmek (to drink or imbibe) · cs vyžahnout (to drink or imbibe) · yi זויפֿן (to drink or imbibe) · es drinkear (to drink or imbibe) · cs vyžunknout (to drink or imbibe) · sa पिबति (to drink or imbibe) · ru осуши́ть за́лпом (to drink or imbibe) · ru пить за́лпом (to drink or imbibe) · cmn 豪饮 (to drink or imbibe) · eo trinkegi (to drink or imbibe) · tl lagukin (to drink or imbibe) · pt tragar (to drink or imbibe) · it tracannare (to drink or imbibe) · tr kanmak (to drink or imbibe) · fr lamper (to drink or imbibe) · ru глотну́ть (to drink or imbibe) · bg пия на големи глътки (to drink or imbibe) · mk го́лта (to drink or imbibe) · tr kana kana içmek (to drink or imbibe) · ru пивну́ть (to drink or imbibe) · gd sguab às (to drink or imbibe) · cs vypít (to drink or imbibe) · de runterkippen (to drink or imbibe) · cs lokat (to drink or imbibe) · es pimplar (to drink or imbibe) · cs vyzunknout (to drink or imbibe) · cs obrátit do sebe (to drink or imbibe) · ru хлебну́ть (to drink or imbibe) · ru загла́тывать (to drink or imbibe) · ru глота́ть (to drink or imbibe)
I'm actually gonna miss @sreizis and seeing him and his perfectly groomed quaff everyday in every class.2013 June 19, Sarah Romanowski, “status update”, in Twitter:
The Miley Cyrus new hair photos reveal the former Hannah Montana star sporting a bowl cut of sorts that isn’t receiving all good news at this point. Cyrus revealed her new quaff this Tuesday with friends while relaxing outside a local Los Angeles recording studio.2014 January 19, Ryan Arciero, “Miley Cyrus new hair: Bowl cut a fresh style for singer, mixed reactions so far”, in Examiner.com:
There were loverbird songs and loverbird trinkets, loverbird hats and pins, bangles and baubles, coins and quaffs and tidbits.1953 July, Theodore Sturgeon, “The World Well Lost”, in Universe Science Fiction, number 1, page 16; reprinted as “The World Well Lost”, in Thomas N. Scortia, editor, Strange Bedfellows: Sex and Science Fiction, New York: Random House, Inc, 1972, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 56: