▸ verb: To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff. ▸ verb: (obsolete) To suck. ▸ verb: (nautical) To take up the last bit of slack in rigging by taking a single turn around a cleat, then hauling on the line above and below the cleat while keeping tension on the line. ▸ noun: (obsolete) Drink, liquor. ▸ noun: (by extension) A long draught from a drink. ▸ noun: (obsolete) A person who drinks deeply. ▸ noun: (nautical) A tackle with ropes which are not parallel. ▸ noun: Warm beer flavoured with spices, lemon, etc.
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