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Definition squab

Etymology

Unknown, unattested before 17th c.. Possibly descended from Swedish dialect skvabb (“fatty, flabby”).

Noun

squab (plural squabs)

1. (sometimes attributive) A baby pigeon, dove, or chicken.
2. The meat of such a baby bird used as food.
3. A baby rook.
4. A thick cushion, especially a flat one covering the seat of a chair or sofa.
5. A person of a short, fat figure.

Verb

squab (third-person singular simple present squabs, present participle squabbing, simple past and past participle squabbed)

1. (obsolete) To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke.
2. (transitive) To furnish with squabs, or cushions.
3. (transitive) To stuff thickly and sew through, the stitches being concealed by buttons, etc.

Adjective

squab (comparative more squab, superlative most squab)

1. Fat; thick; plump; bulky.
2. Unfledged; unfeathered.
3. Clumsy.
4. Curt; abrupt.
5. Shy; coy.

Adverb

squab (not comparable)

1. (slang) With a heavy fall; plump.

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