as in couch
a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters
at one point Robinson Crusoe tells of making a rough-hewn squab with the skins of animals he had killed
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Recent Examples of squab
Less wonderful: the very, very rare squab breast sealed with a lobe of foie gras inside a pastry crust.
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Pete Wells, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
According to the team, Four Kings is intended to function as an izakaya-like restaurant—an informal space designed for sharing drinks and no-fuss bites—for Cantonese food, with dishes like fried squab, pork chop rice, escargot with XO butter, and mapo spaghetti.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 17 Jan. 2024
Dishes will be lighter and more forward-looking than those previously served, Michael told the San Francisco Chronicle, and might include spiny lobsters, squab grown for Quince in Sonoma, and porcini mushrooms that the staff has been preserving.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
Here, it’s served alongside puffed duck feet and a truffle bao bun filled with squab liver, the chef’s take on Korean bar snacks.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2023
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Pete Wells, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
According to the team, Four Kings is intended to function as an izakaya-like restaurant—an informal space designed for sharing drinks and no-fuss bites—for Cantonese food, with dishes like fried squab, pork chop rice, escargot with XO butter, and mapo spaghetti.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 17 Jan. 2024
Dishes will be lighter and more forward-looking than those previously served, Michael told the San Francisco Chronicle, and might include spiny lobsters, squab grown for Quince in Sonoma, and porcini mushrooms that the staff has been preserving.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
Here, it’s served alongside puffed duck feet and a truffle bao bun filled with squab liver, the chef’s take on Korean bar snacks.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squab
Noun
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This is something Kang was championing — badass characters who also veg out on the couch without makeup on.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Musicians and audio engineers came and went, and Mikaela would sit on the couch behind them, imitating their riffs and vocal exercises.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This outdoor sofa made of wicker rattan has three-inch-thick cushions filled with resilient foam that won’t flatten over time.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
27 July 2025
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Mercury Row Perdue Velvet Convertible Sofa This sofa gives you two furniture pieces for the price of one.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 July 2025
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“Squab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squab. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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