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Quaffer

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quaff  (kwf, kwf, kwôf)
v. quaffed, quaff·ing, quaffs
v.tr.
To drink (a beverage) heartily: quaffed the ale with gusto.
v.intr.
To drink a liquid heartily: quaffed from the spring.
n.
A hearty draft of liquid.
[Origin unknown.]
quaffer n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.quaffer - a person who drinks heartily
drinker - a person who drinks liquids


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He more than intimated that it was at his option to concoct a liquid that should prolong life for years, perhaps interminably; but that it would produce a discord in Nature which all the world, and chiefly the quaffer of the immortal nostrum, would find cause to curse.
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