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quaff (v.)
1510s (implied in
quaffer
), perhaps imitative, or perhaps from Low German
quassen
"to overindulge (in food and drink)," with
-ss-
misread as
-ff-
. Related:
Quaffed
;
quaffing
. The noun is attested by 1570s, from the verb.
