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Squab   Listen
adverb
Squab  adv.  With a heavy fall; plump. (Vulgar) "The eagle took the tortoise up into the air, and dropped him down, squab, upon a rock."






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Squab" Quotes from Famous Books



... said Dennis de Brian de Boru, perceiving Stover in stern meditation. "Is it that beautiful specimen of flunky-raised squab entitled the Millionaire Baby?" ...
— The Varmint • Owen Johnson

... into a joint called The Reception, and who'd I see playing 'bank' but 'Single Out' Wilmer, the worst gambler on the river. Mounted police had him on the woodpile in Dawson, then tied a can on him. At the same table was a nice, tender Philadelphia squab, 'bout fryin' size, and while I was watching, Wilmer pulls down a bet belonging to it. That's an ...
— Pardners • Rex Beach



Words linked to "Squab" :   lounge, sea squab, dove, short, poultry, couch



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