Quaff

Falling into disuse. I know it but don't use it. It sounds faintly Elizabethan now to me.

AnonymousDo the English native speakers still use "quaff" word?
in speech or writing?
Does it fall into disuse?

The simple answer is yes we do still use it; in fact it's surviving quite robustly here in the UK. 'Quaff' means to drink 'heartliy', so you'll typically hear someone say "He quaffed that beer", or "He quaffed that ale pretty quickly". I

In the US, we use "guzzle," especially to describe drinking a lot of beer quickly.

AnonymousDo the English native speakers still use "quaff" word?
in speech or writing?
Does it fall into disuse?

The simple answer is yes we do still use it; in fact it's surviving quite robustly. 'Quaff' means to drink heartily, so you'll typically hear someone in a pub say "He quaffed that pretty quickly", or "He must have been thirsty - he quaff