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Meanings of quaff in inglês

português
tomar
espanhol
tragar

To consume a liquid through the mouth.

tomar
Usage of quaff in inglês
1
Renounce all created things, and quaff the sealed wine of My remembrance.
The Summons of the Lord of Hosts
2
Why do you quaff the poison which wicked, base men offer you?
Old Fritz and the New Era
3
For me, ere long, my blood they would quaff from my skull.
Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I
4
Shall we not quaff it together, and thus be purified from evil?
Mosses from an Old Manse, and Other Stories
5
And I longed to quaff a great goblet of it that moment!
The Blithedale Romance
6
But a wine cup tempered at the camphor fountain2 the just shall quaff:
The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
7
Now was not the time to quaff down a goblet of roadkill surprise.
The accidental demon slayer
8
All being seated the meal begins with a goodly quaff of homemade brew.
The Manóbos of Mindanáo / Memoirs of the National Academy of Sci...
9
Disappointment does not suggest suicide, and we quaff success without intoxication.
The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
10
Renfrew nodded, clapped Roland on the back, ingested a goodly quaff of ale.
Wizard and glass
11
The trustful people gather, listen to speeches by Ryan retainers, quaff free lemonade.
Captivating Mary Carstairs
12
Go, eat thy bread with joy, And quaff thy wine with merry heart.
The Sceptics of the Old Testament: Job - Koheleth - Agur
13
While Goblins quaff, and Goblins laugh, Round and round far underground
The hobbit: or there and back again
14
A little heavy on the oak, it's one to savour not to quaff.
The Irish Times
15
Here is Hebe's cup; will you quaff a health from it?
A Virtuoso's Collection (From "Mosses from an Old Manse")
16
To quaff at the fountainhead unlimited draughts from the rich cup of pleasure!
The Works of Frederick Schiller
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Translations for quaff
português
tomarlibarbeber
Quaff through the time
Quaff across language varieties
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