/ kwɒf; NAmE kwæf; kwɑːf/ verb
[ vn ] ( old-fashioned or literary ) to drink a large amount of sth quickly
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: probably imitative of the sound of drinking.
/ kwɒf; NAmE kwæf; kwɑːf/ verb
[ vn ] ( old-fashioned or literary ) to drink a large amount of sth quickly
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: probably imitative of the sound of drinking.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005