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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

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.

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