squab
squab
Definition
squab (skwäb)
noun
- a nestling pigeon, still unfledged
- a short, stout person
- Chiefly Brit.
- a thick cushion
- a sofa or couch
Etymology: prob. < Scand, as in Swed sqvabb, loose flesh
adjective
- newly hatched or not fully fledged
- short and stout
squab
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- rear: Trying to fit two child seats and one booster seat across the rear squab is impossible.
Modifies a noun
- pie: That night over a steaming plate of squab pie the farmer related what he had seen.
Noun used with modifier
- seat: Some are designed to level out the angle of the seat squab ( the part you sit on ).
- seater: I took the spare three seater squab in correct moquette to Block & Son in Woburn Sands so he can find a suitable match.
