"quaff" meaning in Anglais

See quaff in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: \kwɒf\, \kwɑf\, \kwɔf\, 'kwɒf Audio: En-us-quaff.ogg
  1. Boire un cul sec, ingurgiter.
    Sense id: fr-quaff-en-verb-nrfRtXaF Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chug, gulp, swig

Inflected forms

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              19
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