Archaic or dialect second person singular form of 'haust,' meaning to drink or quaff; may also refer to drawing up or pulling.
From Old English and Germanic roots related to drawing or pulling; archaic variants of 'haul' or 'hast.' Etymology uncertain in modern usage.
This archaic verb mostly survives in poetry and old texts—it's like finding a fossil word that shows how English verbs were conjugated centuries ago in ways we no longer use.
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