squab
[adjective]
Synonyms: stocky, chuffy, chumpy, dumpy, squdgy, stubby, stuggy, stumpy, thick, thickset
[verb]
Synonyms: press, bear, crowd, crush, jam, push, squash, squeeze, squish, squush
[verb]
Synonyms: spill, slop

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squab verb. [skwɒb] Infl. -bb-. M17.
[Prob. rel. to SQUAB noun & adjective.]
1. verb trans. Beat severely; squash, squeeze flat. Long obsolete exc. dial. M17.

2. verb intrans. Fall or hang in a full or heavy manner. M18.

3. verb trans. Stuff, stuff full. Now rare. E19.

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squab interjection & adverb. [skwɒb] E17.
[As interjection, perh. imit., but cf. SQUAB noun; as adverb, rel. to SQUAB verb.]
A. interjection. Expr. the cry of a young bird. Long rare or obsolete. E17.
b. adverb. With a heavy fall. Long obsolete exc. dial. L17.

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squab noun & adjective. [skwɒb] M17.
[Origin uncertain: cf. Swedish dial. skvabb loose flesh, skvabba fat woman, skvabbig flabby. Cf. QUAB noun², SQUAB interjection, SQUADDY adjective.]
A. noun.
1. a. A naive inexperienced person. Only in M17.
b. A newly hatched or very young bird; spec. a young pigeon. L17.

2. a. A settee, an ottoman, a couch. M17.
b. A thick or soft cushion, esp. one on a chair or settee; a cushion forming part of the inside fittings of a carriage; the padded back or side of a car seat. L17.

3. A short fat person. L17.
b. adjective.
1. (Of a person) short and fat; having a thick clumsy form; squat. L17.

2. Young and undeveloped; esp. (of a young bird) not fully fledged, newly hatched. E18.

3. Abrupt, blunt, curt. Only in M18.

Special collocations & comb.:
squab chick = sense 1b above. squab cushion = sense 2b above. squab pie (a) pigeon pie; (b) [perh. from a different word] a pie made of mutton, pork, apples, and onions, with a thick crust.

■ squabbish adjective (rare) somewhat squab M17.

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