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  1. 1. v. t. To drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow in large draughts. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. i. To drink largely or luxuriously. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a hearty draft Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught Source: wordnet
  5. 5. To drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow in large draughts. "Quaffed off the muscadel." Shak. They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet Quaff immortality and joy. Milton. To drink largely or luxuriously. Twelve days the gods their solemn revels keep, And quaff with blameless Ethiops in the deep. Dryden. Source: webster
  6. 6. To drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow inlarge draughts. "Quaffed off the muscadel." Shak.They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet Quaff immortality andjoy. Milton. Source: adambom

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