quaff

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.

verb

1. To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts.
   I can't believe you quaffed four pints of beer and could still drive!
   Quaff immortality and joy […]
   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
   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
   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. December 21 2017, Gabriel Sherman, ““I Have Power”: Is Steve Bannon Running for President?”, in Vanity Fair
   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. November 30 2022, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 74

noun

1. The act of quaffing; a deep draught.

Etymology 2

noun

1. Misspelling of coif.
   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, →OCLC, page 56
   I'm actually gonna miss @sreizis and seeing him and his perfectly groomed quaff everyday in every class. 2013-06-19, 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. 2014-01-19, Ryan Arciero, “Miley Cyrus new hair: Bowl cut a fresh style for singer, mixed reactions so far”, in Examiner.com