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Same as Questor.

To drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow in large draughts. "Quaffed off the muscadel." Shak. They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet Quaff immortality and joy. Milton.

One who quaffs, or drinks largely.

A quagmire. [R.] "Crooked or straight, through quags or thorny dells." Cowper.

A South African wild ass (Equus, or Hippotigris, quagga). The upper parts are reddish brown, becoming paler behind and behind and beneath, with dark stripes on the face, neck, and fore part of the body.

Of the nature of a quagmire; yielding or trembling under the foot, as soft, wet earth; spongy; boggy. "O'er the watery strath, or quaggy moss." Collins.

Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yields under the feet. "A spot surrounded by quagmires, which rendered it difficult of access." Palfrey.

An American market clam (Venus mercenaria). It is sold in large quantities, and is highly valued as food. Called also round clam, and hard clam.

A small shallow cup or drinking vessel. [Scot.] [Written also quegh.]

r of resistance; to lose heart; to give way; to shrink; to cower. The atheist power shall quail, and confess his fears. I. Taylor. Stouter hearts than a woman's have quailed in this terrible winter. Longfellow.

The upland plover. [Canadian]

Prudent; wise; hence, crafty; artful; wily. [Obs.] Clerks be full subtle and full quaint. Chaucer.

Craft; subtlety; cunning. [Obs.] Chaucer. R. of Glouces.

In a quaint manner. Shak.

The quality of being quaint. Pope.

A quire; a book. [Obs.] " The king's quhair." James I. (of Scotland).

ort motions continually repeated; to shake with fear, cold, etc.; to shudder; to tremble. Quaking for dread." Chaucer. She stood quaking like the partridge on which the hawk is ready to seize. Sir P. Sidney.

One who quakes.

A woman who is a member of the Society of Friends.

Like or pertaining to a Quaker; Quakerlike.