quaff

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /kwɒf/ (US) IPA(key): /kwɑf/, /kwɔf/ (dated) IPA(key): /kwæf/, /kwɑːf/ Rhymes: -ɒf Homophone: coif (pronunciation as /kwɑf/) ==== Verb ==== quaff (third-person singular simple present quaffs, present participle quaffing, simple past and past participle quaffed) To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts. [from mid-16th c.] ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== quaff (plural quaffs) The act of quaffing; a deep draught. [from late 16th c.] ===== Synonyms ===== chug gulp swig See also Thesaurus:drink === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== quaff Misspelling of coif. === References ===