quaffern.

Brit.

/ˈkwɒfə/, U.S.

/ˈkwɑfər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quaff v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < quaff v. + -er suffix¹. N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (kwɑ·fəɹ) /ˈkwɑːfə(r)/, /ˈkwæfə(r)/; for the history of the pronunciation, see quaff v.

1. A person who quaffs or drinks, esp. heavily; a drinker; a drunkard.

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the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [noun] > drinking deeply or copiously > person

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1520 R. Whittington Uulgaria sig. D.j^v He is a quaffer, namely of swete wyne.

1579 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 82 A company of honest good fellowes, and reasnable honeste quaffers.

a1624 Bp. M. Smith Serm. (1632) 278 What a grief it was to Novellus Torquatus..that his sonne was such a quaffer.

1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Gulper, a Gulper, a Drunkard, or a Quaffer.

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. Pantagr. Prognost. 236 Topers, Quaffers, Whipcans, Tosspots.

1770 A. Brice Mobiad iii. 56 Girls..wedge in the medley Quaffers.

1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 11 346 Pouring it out and calling so lustily for quaffers.

1884 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Daily Gaz. 25 Mar. 4/5 A young fellow whom I had known..as a quaffer of inexpensive lager beer.

1913 O. Williams Vie de Bohème 93 The insatiable quaffer of champagne.

1976 Ulverston (Cumbria) News 3 Dec. 18/2 H. O. Spice, himself a modest quaffer from the flowing bowl, has discovered that Grange cannot boast of one common or garden pub.

1991 Wine & Spirits June 34/1 You could probably count on the joints of one finger the number of contented quaffers who ever bothered to find out that..Valpolicella is made from corvina, rondinella, and molinara.

2. A beverage that is pleasant and easy to drink; esp. a wine of this sort, usually one of a medium quality.

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the world > food and drink > drink > types or qualities of beverage > [noun] > exhilarating drink

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1942 Monessen (Pa.) Daily Independent 21 Aug. 9/2 Scarcity of imported limes has persuaded our Florida friends to send their own juicy green ones to northern markets and they make the coolest quaffers yet concocted.

1988 K. Lynch Adventures on Wine Route (1990) Introd. 15 Beaujolais used to be a light, sharpish little quaffer.

2007 Eastern Courier Messenger (Adelaide) (Nexis) 21 Feb. 58 The list needs some more mid-range quality quaffers which would be a better fit for the casual food.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quaffer
释义	quaffern. Brit. /ˈkwɒfə/, U.S. /ˈkwɑfər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quaff v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < quaff v. + -er suffix¹. N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (kwɑ·fəɹ) /ˈkwɑːfə(r)/, /ˈkwæfə(r)/; for the history of the pronunciation, see quaff v. 1. A person who quaffs or drinks, esp. heavily; a drinker; a drunkard. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [noun] > drinking deeply or copiously > person quaffer1520 1520 R. Whittington Uulgaria sig. D.j^v He is a quaffer, namely of swete wyne. 1579 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 82 A company of honest good fellowes, and reasnable honeste quaffers. a1624 Bp. M. Smith Serm. (1632) 278 What a grief it was to Novellus Torquatus..that his sonne was such a quaffer. 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Gulper, a Gulper, a Drunkard, or a Quaffer. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. Pantagr. Prognost. 236 Topers, Quaffers, Whipcans, Tosspots. 1770 A. Brice Mobiad iii. 56 Girls..wedge in the medley Quaffers. 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 11 346 Pouring it out and calling so lustily for quaffers. 1884 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Daily Gaz. 25 Mar. 4/5 A young fellow whom I had known..as a quaffer of inexpensive lager beer. 1913 O. Williams Vie de Bohème 93 The insatiable quaffer of champagne. 1976 Ulverston (Cumbria) News 3 Dec. 18/2 H. O. Spice, himself a modest quaffer from the flowing bowl, has discovered that Grange cannot boast of one common or garden pub. 1991 Wine & Spirits June 34/1 You could probably count on the joints of one finger the number of contented quaffers who ever bothered to find out that..Valpolicella is made from corvina, rondinella, and molinara. 2. A beverage that is pleasant and easy to drink; esp. a wine of this sort, usually one of a medium quality. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > types or qualities of beverage > [noun] > exhilarating drink cordialc1405 cheerer1790 quaffer1942 warmer-upper1960 1942 Monessen (Pa.) Daily Independent 21 Aug. 9/2 Scarcity of imported limes has persuaded our Florida friends to send their own juicy green ones to northern markets and they make the coolest quaffers yet concocted. 1988 K. Lynch Adventures on Wine Route (1990) Introd. 15 Beaujolais used to be a light, sharpish little quaffer. 2007 Eastern Courier Messenger (Adelaide) (Nexis) 21 Feb. 58 The list needs some more mid-range quality quaffers which would be a better fit for the casual food. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1520
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