squab /ˈskwɑb/
(a.)羽翼未豐的,矮胖的,剛孵出的雛鳥,矮胖子(ad.)沈重地
Squab a.
1. Fat; thick; plump; bulky.
Nor the squab daughter nor the wife were nice. --Betterton.
2. Unfledged; unfeathered; as, a squab pigeon.
Squab, n.
1. Zool. A nestling of a pigeon or other similar bird, esp. when very fat and not fully fledged.
2. A person of a short, fat figure.
Gorgonious sits abdominous and wan,
Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan. --Cowper.
3. A thickly stuffed cushion; especially, one used for the seat of a sofa, couch, or chair; also, a sofa.
Punching the squab of chairs and sofas. --Dickens.
On her large squab you find her spread. --Pope.
Squab, adv. With a heavy fall; plump. [Vulgar]
The eagle took the tortoise up into the air, and dropped him down, squab, upon a rock. --L'Estrange.
Squab, v. i. To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke. [Obs.]
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squab
adj : short and fat [syn: squabby]
n 1: flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh
of a dove (young squab) may be broiled [syn: dove]
2: a soft padded sofa
3: an unfledged pigeon