What does squab mean in English? Meaning of squab definition and abbreviation with examples.
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What is "squab" in English? Definition and Explanations
Meaning of "squab": flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled
Noun
Meaning: flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled
Synonyms: dove
squab
Hypernyms: poultry
Meaning of "squab": short and fat
Adjective
Meaning: short and fat
Synonyms: squab
squabby
Similar: little
short
Meaning of "squab": a soft padded sofa
Noun
Meaning: a soft padded sofa
Synonyms: squab
Hypernyms: couch
lounge
sofa
Meaning of "squab": an unfledged pigeon
Noun
Meaning: an unfledged pigeon
Synonyms: squab
Hypernyms: pigeon
Adjective: A baby pigeon or dove.The meat of a squab (i.e. a young (domestic) pigeon or dove) used as food.A baby rook.A thick cushion, especially a flat one covering the seat of a chair or sofa. a. 1744, Alexander Pope (imitating Earl of Dorset), Artemisia, 1795, Robert Anderson (editor), A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain, page 86, On her large ſquab you find her ſpread, / Like a fat corpſe upon a bed, / That lies and ſtinks in ſtate. (Can we date this quote?) Charles Dickens Punching the squab of chairs and sofas.a. 1744, Alexander Pope (imitating Earl of Dorset), Artemisia, 1795, Robert Anderson (editor), A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain, page 86, On her large ſquab you find her ſpread, / Like a fat corpſe upon a bed, / That lies and ſtinks in ſtate.(Can we date this quote?) Charles Dickens Punching the squab of chairs and sofas.A person of a short, fat figure. a. 1800, William Cowper, The Progress of Error, 1824, Poems of William Cowper, Esq, page 28, Gorgonius sits abdominous and wan, / Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan:a. 1800, William Cowper, The Progress of Error, 1824, Poems of William Cowper, Esq, page 28, Gorgonius sits abdominous and wan, / Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan:
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