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squab a. 羽翼未豐的,矮胖的,剛孵出的
n. 雛鳥,矮胖子
ad. 沉重地 羽翼未豐的,矮胖的,剛孵出的雛鳥,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 pigeonSquab \ Squab\, adv. [ Cf. dial. Sw. sqvapp, a word imitative of a splash, and E. squab fat, unfledged.] With a heavy fall; plump. [ Vulgar] [ 1913 Webster] The eagle took the tortoise up into the air, and dropped him down, squab, upon a rock. -- L' Estrange. [ 1913 Webster]
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. [ 1913 Webster] Nor the squab daughter nor the wife were nice. -- Betterton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Unfledged; unfeathered; as, a squab pigeon. -- King. [ 1913 Webster]
Squab \ Squab\, n. 1. ( Zool.) A nestling of a pigeon or other similar bird, esp. when very fat and not fully fledged. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A person of a short, fat figure. [ 1913 Webster] Gorgonious sits abdominous and wan, Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan. -- Cowper. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A thickly stuffed cushion; especially, one used for the seat of a sofa, couch, or chair; also, a sofa. [ 1913 Webster] Punching the squab of chairs and sofas. -- Dickens. [ 1913 Webster] On her large squab you find her spread. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster]
Squab \ Squab\, v. i. To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] 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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