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squab
(skwŏb)n.
1. A young, newly hatched, or unfledged pigeon.
2.
a. A soft, thick cushion, as for a couch.
b. A couch.
adj.
Young and undeveloped; newly hatched or unfledged: a squab chick.
[Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialectal squabb, fat flesh.]
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squab
(skwɒb)n, pl squabs or squab
1. (Zoology) a young unfledged bird, esp a pigeon
2. a short fat person
3. (Furniture)
a. a well-stuffed bolster or cushion
b. a sofa
adj
4. (Zoology) (of a bird) recently hatched and still unfledged
5. short and fat
[C17: probably of Germanic origin; compare Swedish dialect sqvabb flabby skin, sqvabba fat woman, German Quabbe soft mass, Norwegian kvabb mud]
ˈsquabby adj
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squab
(skwɒb)n., pl. squabs, (esp. collectively for 1 ) squab, n.
1. a nestling pigeon, marketed when fully grown but still unfledged.
2. a short, stout person.
3. a thickly stuffed, soft cushion.
adj. 4. short and broad.
5. (of a bird) unfledged or newly hatched.
[1630–40; probably < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian skvabb soft, wet mass]
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Noun 1. [画像:squab - flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising]squab - flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled
domestic pigeon - domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food
poultry - flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food
3. squab - an unfledged pigeon
pigeon - wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
Adj. 1. squab - short and fat
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squab
[skwɒb] N (squabs, squab (pl)) (Orn) (= young pigeon) → pichón m; (= chick) → pollito m, polluelo mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
squab
n
(Orn) → Jungtaube f
(Aut) → Bank f
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