| Pronunciation: | | skwâb
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- [n] an unfledged pigeon
- [n] a soft padded sofa
- [n] flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled
- [adj] short and fat
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| | Synonyms: | | dove, short, squabby |
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| | See Also: | | couch, domestic pigeon, lounge, pigeon, poultry, sofa |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Squab\, a. [Cf. dial. Sw. sqvabb a soft and fat body,
sqvabba a fat woman, Icel. kvap jelly, jellylike things, and
and E. quab.]
1. Fat; thick; plump; bulky.
Nor the squab daughter nor the wife were nice.
--Betterton.
2. Unfledged; unfeathered; as, a squab pigeon. --King.
\Squab\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) A neatling of a pigeon or other similar bird,
esp. when very fat and not fully fledged.
2. A person of a short, fat figure.
Gorgonious sits abdominous and wan, Like a fat squab
upon a Chinese fan. --Cowper.
3. A thickly stuffed cushion; especially, one used for the
seat of a sofa, couch, or chair; also, a sofa.
Punching the squab of chairs and sofas. --Dickens.
On her large squab you find her spread. --Pope.
\Squab\, adv. [Cf. dial. Sw. squapp, a word imitative of a
splash, and E. squab fat, unfledged.]
With a heavy fall; plump. [Vulgar]
The eagle took the tortoise up into the air, and
dropped him down, squab, upon a rock. --L'Estrange.
\Squab\, v. i.
To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke.
[Obs.]
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