How To Use Quaff In A Sentence
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A few nights ago, after viewing one of these, I was quaffing beer in Bombay Peggy's and learned that every one of the four women at the table happened to live on the other side of a river, either the Yukon or the Klondike.
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Excepting his quaint epithets which he affects to render literally from the Greek, a language above all others blest in the happy marriage of sweet words, and which in our language are mere printer's compound epithets -- such as quaffed divine
Literary Remains, Volume 1
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But high command has yet again told them to leave the Bolly in the ice bucket, not least because it would look terrible to be seen quaffing champers when the chancellor will soon unveil the severest squeeze on public spending in decades.
The Tories are still struggling to come to terms with the new order
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People Rise Betimes to Quaff the Health-Giving Waters in Central Park.
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That night we find ourselves in the Zona Rosa area to hear more live music, have a boogie, and quaff more of the local firewater, Aguardiente.
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It consists of two balls - the quaffle for scoring and the blunger for throwing at opponents like a dodge ball.
The Seattle Times
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Flashing a parole identification card, the wiry Drummondville native explains that although he'd like to sample the occasional quaff in a pub, he'll have to wait until age 69 before he can.
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In the middle of town was a tavern, where a merry troupe of Spandex-clad cyclists quaffed golden pilsners around a long picnic table.
Bohemian Rhapsody on Two Wheels
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Vampyre umbral skulker until sunlight dwindles then bat becomes nocturnal prince throat ravager, claret quaffer, night wraith fearless charlatan, blood drunkard but at dawn's flushing kiss he yields to light
Archive 2006-08-01
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I'm looking forward to another late night quaffing session, even though it is already one o'clock in the morning and our hydrofoil sails at noon.
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Irish people, North and South, guzzled their way through £600m worth of soft drinks last year, quaffing 729m litres of their favourite non-alcoholic tipples in the process.
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Imagine you had a desire one day to quaff your thirst with a good, strong brewski.
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If it comes to competition, I can carry shades for nothing and still quaff the B. & G. yellow-label benzine three times a day without experiencing a financial panic.
A House-Boat on the Styx
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The raintrees provided a cover of dappled sunlight for guests as they quaffed jam and scones with a cup of tea served in pannikins by women in pinafores and lace caps, all in aid of the 125th anniversary of the Territory's first homestead.
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He felt a jealous chagrin as he watched them follow her into the church, an anger that she dared to trample upon him that way, a fierce desire to get away and quaff the cup of admiration at the hand of some of his own friends, or to quaff some cup, _any_ cup, for he was thirsty, thirsty, _thirsty_, and this was a dry and barren land.
The City of Fire
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I rest under the shade of the _corozo_ palm, and quaff the wine of the _acrocomia_.
The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse
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The raintrees provided a cover of dappled sunlight for guests as they quaffed jam and scones with a cup of tea served in pannikins by women in pinafores and lace caps, all in aid of the 125th anniversary of the Territory's first homestead.
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It is time for women to leave behind lager and alcopops to quaff real ale, according to the first female head of the Campaign for Real Ale.
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Nowadays it's a party drink, to be quaffed during a night out at the club.
Tony Sachs: Candy? Flowers? Feh! New Spirits To Wow Your Sweetie This Valentine's Day
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Take Fish, Fritz & Saltz down to one of the Benson bubblers (or some activists should do a press conference there at one with the Willamette and barge or ship traffic in the background) -- or invite him to quaff an un-unfiltered Hefeweitzen at Widmers 'Gasthaus with the people (fundraiser for May?) -- for a safe drinking water refresher course .... but no matter what, don't ever let them drink Randy's Kuul-Ayde!
Wednesday showdown brewing over Portland water (Jack Bog's Blog)
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Sailors on shore leave walk through the weathered Venetian old town, quaffing beer or haggling over souvenirs or avoiding the pitch of waiters trying to lure them into seaside cafés.
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There's nothing so complex about the wine itself, which like the Shiraz/ Malbec is a good value quaff.
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His back was thick enough for toting an oaken ice box, and he would most likely be voiceless, a mute acceptor of direction, of order, a pure pieceworker whose every dollar earned, you could bet, would be quaffed off before nightfall.
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She poured out a shot of spirit of Clary and took a quaff before speaking.
THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY
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Frankly, however, awards ceremonies do not constitute entertainment of any value, unless you are actually there quaffing the pricey champagne (and even then, it's debatable).
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Among many other evill conditions, very frequent and familiar in her husband Tofano; he tooke a great delight in drinking, which not only he held to be a commendable quality, but was alwaies so often solicited thereto: that Cheta her selfe began to like and allow it in him, feeding his humor so effectually, with quaffing and carowsing, that (at any time when she listed) she could make him bowsie beyonde all measure: and leaving him sleeping in this drunkennesse, would alwayes get her selfe to bed.
The Decameron
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This delicious quaff is made from Ponchatoula strawberries and fresh lemons.
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While some may chose to spend that season lazing beside rivers and quaffing champagne, the more discerning amongst us elect for the greensward and the thrill of clattering wickets.
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Despite the extensive wine list, my companion and I quaffed large glasses of draught beer with our food, as the afternoon was unusually warm and sunny.
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It is a unique perspective and one the majority of their booze quaffing customers probably could not conceive.
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There are usually clusters of them sitting at the cosy bar or one of the red-and-white checked tables, quaffing rich Medoc or chilled Chardonnay while munching black olives and thick slices of country pâté on fresh baguettes.
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Tom enjoyed just three frothy pints, and he wisely quaffed a liter of H20 before bed.
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Since they have never bothered to go and see what it is like, or to read the Burns Report, they cling to laughable nineteenth-century pictures of red-faced squires quaffing sherries handed to them by forelock-tugging serfs.
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She poured out a shot of spirit of Clary and took a quaff before speaking.
THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY
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As ever Debbie put on a lovely spread of food, and there was much alcohol to be quaffed merrily, including one of the most potent punches ever, and cocktails.
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But the great outdoors here mean more than quaffing champagne in the spa pool.
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Pinot Grigio is, in fact, the ultimate no-frills, no-thought-required quaffer - just the ticket in casual Italian trattorias.
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As McLeish and his players quaffed the inevitable champagne last night, no-one was entitled to question their bottle.
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The landlord, an obsequious little man, with face pregnant with mischievous cunning, was watching with interest, the turns of the game; and assisting his guests, to quaff his vino ordinario, which Sir Henry afterwards found was ordinary enough.
A Love Story
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South Africa is a sport-mad country and the loss of another sportsman is noticeable and the subject of much mournful debate whilst quaffing beer at the local.
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Now, worthy sirs, we next find our poor fellow citizen environed by a set of revellers and maskers who had assembled in the High Street, by whom he was shamefully ill treated, being compelled to kneel down in the street, and there to quaff huge quantities of liquor against his inclination, until at length he escaped from them by flight.
The Fair Maid of Perth
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Then it's over to flashy dance floors and fast pulsating music that becomes all the more stirring after quaffing a few mugs of chilled beer or a few pegs of booze.
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The custom of drinking _supernaculum_, consisted in turning down the cup upon the thumb-nail of the drinker after his pledge, when, if duly quaffed off, no drop of liquor ought to appear upon his nail.
The works of John Dryden, $c now first collected in eighteen volumes. $p Volume 06
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There were two public houses, the ‘Rockingham Arms’ and the ‘George and Dragon’ where the estate workers used to meet and socialize after work, quaffing a few pints of ale in the process.
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Indeed, the national U.S. drinking age of 21 has inadvertently caused the 18 to 20 year olds to go underground where they learn to binge rather than quaff a casual stein.
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Polished young things quaffed wine from oversized goblets, occasionally making a grab for the trays of mini-burgers and chicken satay being passed around by impeccably dressed waiters.
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In those days, pubs were places where people - mainly men - quaffed beer or other alcoholic drinks, socialized, and played games such as darts, dominoes, cribbage, and shove-halfpenny.
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Sit yet a little longer, poor mother, and wait in meek expectation to lift the hats from those shining curly heads, and see those rosy lips quaff from the little silver cups; yet a little longer wait - and hope!
Stuart of Dunleath: A Story of Modern Times
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Now they jot down their impressions on pre-printed pads, noting brewery, brewmaster, malts and hops used, aroma, taste, aftertaste and circumstances under which the beer was quaffed.
Beer: 20,000 beers under their look-see
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They are quaffed in carafes in restaurants for a euro or two, and are the backbone of the fill-your-own plastic container wine shops dotted around rural France.
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Little bars down sidestreets are dripping with character, but remember no matter how quaffable the lovely red wine is, getting bevvied up is not a very Italian thing to do.
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And on a nice day it's a great place to quaff a large glass of frothy draught beer.
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As he quaffs an order of oysters, he expands on the theme of the soul of the writer.
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While some may chose to spend that season lazing beside rivers and quaffing champagne, the more discerning amongst us elect for the greensward and the thrill of clattering wickets.
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Even the females, it would appear, have some of them of late years learned the habit of drinking grog from the English sailors; and Captain Dillon gives an account of a priestess, who visited him on board the "Besearch," and who, having among several other somewhat indecorous requests, demanded a tumbler of rum, quaffed off the whole at a draught as soon as it was set before her.
John Rutherford, the White Chief
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About the centre of the valley lay the genial Hauptmann von Krehl, more silent than ever now, for a bullet had gone right through that red head of his and he would never more quaff of the Niersteiner; neither would Lieutenant von Klipphausen ever again stir the blood of the sons of the Fatherland with the _Wacht am Rhein_; he lay dead close by the first spur of the slope -- what of him at least a bursting shell had left.
Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places
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But having quaffed his bubbly in the warm glow of achievement, the headteacher, Mike Welsh, admits the process has been "really hectic".
One of the first primary academies celebrates its new status
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While some may chose to spend that season lazing beside rivers and quaffing champagne, the more discerning amongst us elect for the greensward and the thrill of clattering wickets.
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The subdued lighting and stylish interior are perfect for a pre-club swally with mates or an intimate quaff with your latest flame.
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If you mix three different rums with four kinds of fruit juice, the chances that the finished product will be a pleasant quaff are pretty good.
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I'll be thinking of these good-hearted people when I'm quaffing champagne, honest!
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Needless to say, quite a few small sherries were quaffed and a grand time was had by all.
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In Georgian Bath, the novelist's alter ego, Matthew Bramble, suspects that the mineral water pump is connected to the baths: "What a delicate beveridge is every day quaffed by the drinkers; medicated with the sweat and dirt, and dandriff; and the abominable discharges of various kinds, from twenty different diseased bodies, parboiling in the kettle below".
Ten of the best spas
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No one is foolish enough to quaff from the Columbia; but go ahead, be our guest.
Getting to third base with our pristine Columbia Gorge (Jack Bog's Blog)
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Among whites, the traditional vinho verde is a summer quaff with practically electric acidity.
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Best bet is to join the Danes in doing what comes naturally - sitting outside the plentiful restaurants in and around the main square quaffing the local lager and sampling the quite acceptable fast food.
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You were virtually assured there would be at least a couple of men in there quaffing boilermakers who would be just tickled purple to defend a scared kid.
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He states that He has "unsealed" this "Wine", thereby disclosing spiritual truths that were hitherto unknown, and enabling those who quaff thereof to "discern the splendours of the light of divine unity" and to "grasp the essential purpose underlying the Scriptures of God".
The Kitáb-i-Aqdas
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Firstly, the youth of today do not understand the meaning of the word temperance, an extra hour's drinking will simply mean an extra four pints of premium strength lager quaffed by these hedonistic louts.
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we quaffed a bumper of ale
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Valuable blogging time has been sacrificed to the arduous pursuit of lying in the garden soaking up the sun whilst gently quaffing on wine and desultorily reading a book.
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The absence of non-bingers, who'll now be quaffing wine in their small, continental caffs, will hardly lessen the desire of those who take their tippling to extremes.
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In that case, what a delicate beveridge is every day quaffed by the drinkers; medicated with the sweat and dirt, and dandriff; and the abominable discharges of various kinds, from twenty different diseased bodies, parboiling in the kettle below.
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker
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For a simpler lunchtime quaff I'd opt for the red Domaine Herbouze Côtes due Rhône 2000, which is soft and slightly peppery.
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Once noticed, they'll be celebrating in Goteborg, Sweden's ‘little Detroit,’ by quaffing aquavit, a high-octane Scandinavian drink that could double as rocket fuel.
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If you mix three different rums with four kinds of fruit juice, the chances that the finished product will be a pleasant quaff are pretty good.
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Quaff, oh quaff this kind of nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore.
CNN Transcript - Special Event: Senators Clinton and Schumer Read "The Raven" - January 30, 2001
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Yes, the dip/spread is addictive with considerable salt within and on the chips, needing a beverage to be quaffed over three or four hours while intensely engrossed in the action or in the gossiping on the sidelines: I vote for light, cool, flavorful and modest alcohol – Beaujolais-Villages.
Seven layer dip: impossible food-wine pairing?!? | Dr Vino's wine blog
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Drunken with the wine of success deep-quaffed, without superstition and without faith in aught but its own ascendant star, laughing at the wreckage of science and mad with pride of race, it went forth upon the way of war.
Goliah
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Try it with other tropical purées, such as passion fruit or guava, and you've got some ideal summer quaffs.
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Belnar, I noted, rather than suggesting civility in his hall, quaffed paga, noncommittally.
Cinnamon Roll
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In the near future we may finally get that movie featuring a beer-quaffing Van Rjin bellowing Falkayn, Adzel, and Chee Lan to another adventure aboard the Muddlin 'Through.
Will You Go See Avatar?
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Before leaving, the boats were loaded with casks of the local quaffer, which was usually a blend of several grapes: verdelho, sercial, bual, malvasia (also known as malmsey), and terrantez.
Slate Magazine
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Drunken with the wine of success deep-quaffed, without superstition and without faith in aught but its own ascendant star, laughing at the wreckage of science and mad with pride of race, it went forth upon the way of war.
Goliah
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Now they jot down their impressions on pre-printed pads, noting brewery, brewmaster, malts and hops used, aroma, taste, aftertaste and circumstances under which the beer was quaffed.
Beer: 20,000 beers under their look-see
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Here we have a lesson in pinot noir, that silky smooth red that is unbeatably quaffable.
Times, Sunday Times
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Partygoers scoffed and quaffed their way through £100,000 worth of refreshments, before ogling the exhibits.
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Upstairs at Comptons was closed so after quaffing a quick pint on the stairs, the Townswomen's Guild retired to the more sedate surrounds of The Yard's loft bar.
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At a recent tasting they quaffed a Viognier with a tuna tartare appetizer, a Cabernet Sauvignon with an osso bucco main course, and a dessert wine made from muscat grapes with chocolate mousse.
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Several top athletes from Europe quaffed the beverage from giant mugs on the podium of the World Cup biathlons held in northern Maine.
Andrea Metcalf: Beer at the Finish Line?
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In an era when life is lived at breakneck speed and anyone who's anyone is a cool, cosmopolitan coffee quaffer, the reliable, unadventurous, humble old cuppa ain't where it's at any longer.
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Pubs were packed and main sponsors Guinness reckoned up to 200,000 pints will be quaffed during the festival.
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Upstairs at the Cheshire Cheese could be found The Sun, quaffing alongside the industrial correspondents.
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If in doing so he were to be perceived as another wealthy and indolent foreigner (usually German or French but not always so) suffering and despondent because of a katzenjammer from a previous night of quaffing Laos Beer, so be it.
An Apostate: Nawin of Thais
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But we shall continue to so quaff, mostly because "quaff" is such a cool word to type.
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [147] -- Democrats Fighting The Good Fight
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The first drink you'll find here is Summer Berries, a non-alcoholic quaff, though I'm sure it would also work well with a lot of rum, tequila, gin, or vodka.
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At fashionable Bailey's, for example, they flow out of the pub and into the streets, quaffing pints of stout; on Camden Street, the scene is repeated in new clubs like Mono and Planet Murphy.
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Then it's over to flashy dance floors and fast pulsating music that becomes all the more stirring after quaffing a few mugs of chilled beer or a few pegs of booze.
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All I do is play interminable rounds of golf, quaff the odd tincture or two, fiddle a bit on the heavenly exchange, and so on.
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As for the cervesa, hound dog, being diabetico I must quaff a vino blanco or anejo on purified rocks: the maltose wreaks havoc with my blood sugar.
Fuel, food, utilities, taxes,et cetera.
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Portions of marmalade had likewise been distributed on a service of plates constructed of curlpaper; and cowslip wine had been quaffed from the small squat measuring glass in which little Rickitts (a junior of weakly constitution) took her steel drops daily.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
