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quaff

UK/kwɒf/ US/kwɑf/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

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verb

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to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught

  • “The men gulped down their beers”
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Origin

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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