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squab definition

squab (skwäb)

noun

  1. a nestling pigeon, still unfledged
  2. a short, stout person
  3. Chiefly Brit.
    1. a thick cushion
    2. a sofa or couch

Etymology: prob. < Scand, as in Swed sqvabb, loose flesh

adjective

  1. newly hatched or not fully fledged
  2. short and stout

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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