squab
a . 羽翼未丰的,矮胖的,刚孵出的
n . 雏鸟,矮胖子
ad . 沉重地
羽翼未丰的,矮胖的,刚孵出的雏鸟,矮胖子沈重地
squab adj 1 :
short and fat [
synonym : {
squab }, {
squabby }]
n 1 :
flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising ;
flesh of a dove (
young squab )
may be broiled [
synonym : {
squab },
{
dove }]
2 :
a soft padded sofa 3 :
an unfledged pigeon Squab \
Squab \,
adv . [
Cf .
dial .
Sw .
sqvapp ,
a word imitative of a splash ,
and E .
squab fat ,
unfledged .]
With a heavy fall ;
plump . [
Vulgar ]
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The eagle took the tortoise up into the air ,
and dropped him down ,
squab ,
upon a rock . --
L '
Estrange .
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Squab \
Squab \ (
skw [
o ^]
b ),
a . [
Cf .
dial .
Sw .
sqvabb a soft and fat body ,
sqvabba a fat woman ,
Icel .
kvap jelly ,
jellylike things ,
and E .
quab .]
1 .
Fat ;
thick ;
plump ;
bulky .
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Nor the squab daughter nor the wife were nice .
--
Betterton .
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2 .
Unfledged ;
unfeathered ;
as ,
a squab pigeon . --
King .
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Squab \
Squab \,
n .
1 . (
Zool .)
A nestling of a pigeon or other similar bird ,
esp .
when very fat and not fully fledged .
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2 .
A person of a short ,
fat figure .
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Gorgonious sits abdominous and wan ,
Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan . --
Cowper .
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3 .
A thickly stuffed cushion ;
especially ,
one used for the seat of a sofa ,
couch ,
or chair ;
also ,
a sofa .
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Punching the squab of chairs and sofas . --
Dickens .
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On her large squab you find her spread . --
Pope .
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Squab \
Squab \,
v .
i .
To fall plump ;
to strike at one dash ,
or with a heavy stroke .
[
Obs .]
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92 Moby Thesaurus words for "
squab ":
Cornish hen ,
avifauna ,
baby bird ,
bear ,
bird ,
bird of Jove ,
bird of Juno ,
bird of Minerva ,
bird of night ,
bird of passage ,
bird of prey ,
birdie ,
birdlife ,
birdy ,
broiler ,
cage bird ,
caille ,
canard ,
caneton ,
capon ,
chapon ,
chick ,
chicken ,
crowd ,
crush ,
cygnet ,
dindon ,
diving bird ,
dove ,
duck ,
duckling ,
dumpy ,
eagle ,
eaglet ,
faisan ,
fish -
eating bird ,
fledgling ,
flightless bird ,
fowl ,
fruit -
eating bird ,
fryer ,
fulmar ,
game bird ,
goose ,
grouse ,
guinea hen ,
insect -
eating bird ,
jam ,
migrant ,
migratory bird ,
nestling ,
oie ,
oscine bird ,
owl ,
partridge ,
passerine bird ,
peacock ,
peafowl ,
peahen ,
perching bird ,
pheasant ,
pigeon ,
pigeonneau ,
poulet ,
push ,
quail ,
ratite ,
roaster ,
sea bird ,
seed -
eating bird ,
shore bird ,
slop ,
songbird ,
squash ,
squeeze ,
squish ,
stewing chicken ,
storm petrel ,
stormy petrel ,
stubby ,
stumpy ,
swan ,
thick ,
thickset ,
turkey ,
volaille ,
wading bird ,
warbler ,
water bird ,
waterfowl ,
wild duck ,
wildfowl
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