quaff
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Unruly salt-and-pepper hair in a long quaff, round glasses and broad smile give James Ortiz the look of a whimsical inventor, the kind that hides away in his workshop crafting extraordinary artifacts.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
The result is a refreshing, slightly bitter, almost cider-like quaff that demonstrates wine’s ability to connect us to the past.
From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2023
Rich guys like him can quaff as many $1,000 bottles of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2009 as they want, with twice as many calories per cup as Cherry Dr. Pepper.
From Salon • Feb. 3, 2019
Some visitors to Venice daydream in rocking gondolas; some sit in their favorite campiello and quaff spritzes all afternoon.
From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2018
I'm in the midst of taking a quaff of my ale and I nearly spit it all over the table.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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