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squab

squab [ skwob ]


noun  (plural squabs or squab)
Definition:
 
1. young bird: a young bird just starting to fly, especially a pigeon, sometimes cooked as a delicacy

2. cushion: a thick cushion used especially as the seat or sometimes as the back of a chair or sofa



adjective  (comparative squab·ber, superlative squab·best)
Definition:
 
newly hatched: newly hatched and not flying yet

[Late 17th century. Origin ?]
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