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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'quaff' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions quaff noun  The act of quaffing, a deep draught. verb  To drink or imbibe, especially with vigour. In wine terminology, to sip a wine for itself (as oppose wikipedia:Wine_and_food_matching, food pairing) Translations:  French: boire cul sec Italian: sbevazzare Spanish: libar Etymology: Attested since the mid 16th century, of uncertain origin. Suggestions include connection with Irish, Gaelic cauch (whence Scots quaich, queff) "cup". The noun is derived from the verb, since the later 16th century.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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