— quaffer , n.
/kwof, kwaf, kwawf/ , v.i.
1. to drink a beverage, esp. an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment.
v.t.
2. to drink (a beverage) copiously and heartily: We spent the whole evening quaffing ale.
n.
3. an act or instance of quaffing.
4. a beverage quaffed.
[ 1515-25; orig. uncert. ]
Syn. 1. swallow, gulp, swig, guzzle.