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Etymology

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From quaff +‎ -er (agent noun suffix) or +‎ -er (patient suffix).

Noun

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quaffer (plural quaffers)

  1. One who quaffs.
    • 1774, Edward Long, The History of Jamaica, page 354:
      It is doubtful, whether we ought to ascribe any superior qualities to the more ancient Africans; for we find them represented [] as proud, lazy, deceitful, thievish, [] devourers of human flesh, and quaffers of human blood []
  2. (informal) A quaffable wine.

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