squab
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noun \ˈskwäb\ plural squabs
Definition of SQUAB
1
a : couch b : a cushion for a chair or couch
2
or plural squab : a fledgling bird; specifically : a fledgling pigeon about four weeks old
3
: a short fat person
— squab adjective
See Examples of SQUAB
- <at one point Robinson Crusoe tells of making a rough-hewn squab with the skins of animals he had killed>
Origin of SQUAB
probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect skvabb loose, fat flesh
First Known Use: 1664
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