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quaff

[kwof, kwaf, kwawf] / kwɒf, kwæf, kwɔf /


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Unruly salt-and-pepper hair in a long quaff, round glasses and broad smile give James Ortiz the look of a whimsical inventor, the kind that hides away in his workshop crafting extraordinary artifacts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Evict her and this garbage premise from your brain, and quaff happily as you will!

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2021

Rich guys like him can quaff as many $1,000 bottles of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2009 as they want, with twice as many calories per cup as Cherry Dr. Pepper.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2019

Texas Jack’s is that rare modern smokehouse that caters to the craft-drinking crowd — and its desire for refined places to quaff — without sacrificing the quality of its ’cue.

From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2018

I'm in the midst of taking a quaff of my ale and I nearly spit it all over the table.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz




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