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carouse
English
Etymology
From Middle French carousser (“to quaff, drink, swill”), from German gar aus (literally “quite out”), from gar austrinken (“to drink up entirely, guzzle”). Compare German Garaus.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /k???a?z/
- Rhymes: -a?z
Verb
carouse (third-person singular simple present carouses, present participle carousing, simple past and past participle caroused)
- (intransitive) To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering. [from 1550s]
- (intransitive) To drink to excess.
Derived terms
- carousal
- carrousel
Translations
Noun
carouse (plural carouses)
- A large draught of liquor.
- 1600, William Kempe, Kemps nine daies vvonder, page 4–5:
- […] therefore forward I went with my hey-de-gaies to Ilford, where I againe re?ted, and was by the people of the towne and countrey there-about very very wel welcomed, being offred carow?es in the great ?poon, one whole draught being able at that time to haue drawne my little wit drye; […]
- 1612, John Davies, Discoverie of the True Causes why Ireland was never entirely subdued
- 1600, William Kempe, Kemps nine daies vvonder, page 4–5:
- A drinking match; a carousal.
- 1835, Richard Gooch, Oxford and Cambridge Nuts to Crack (page 25)
- PORSON […] would not only frequently “steal a few hours from the night,” but see out both lights and liquids, and seem none the worse for the carouse.
- 1835, Richard Gooch, Oxford and Cambridge Nuts to Crack (page 25)
References
Anagrams
- acerous
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quaff
English
Etymology 1
Of uncertain origin. Suggestions include connection with Old Irish cuäch (“cup, goblet, bowl; cauldron, large vessel; bowl, cup”) (whence Scots quaich, queff). The noun is derived from the verb.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kw?f/
- (US) IPA(key): /kw?f/, /kw?f/
- Rhymes: -?f
Verb
quaff (third-person singular simple present quaffs, present participle quaffing, simple past and past participle quaffed)
- To drink or imbibe with vigour or relish; to drink copiously; to swallow in large draughts. [from mid-16th c.]
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew i 2
- Please ye we may contrive this afternoon, / And quaff carouses to our mistress' health
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost Book V
- They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet
- Quaff immortality and joy […]
- 1852, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Dr. Heidegger's Experiment
- Even while quaffing the third draught of the Fountain of Youth, they were almost awed by the expression of his mysterious visage.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew i 2
Translations
Noun
quaff (plural quaffs)
- The act of quaffing; a deep draught. [from late 16th c.]
Synonyms
- chug
- gulp
- swig
- See also Thesaurus:drink
Etymology 2
Noun
quaff
- Misspelling of coif.
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