What does squail mean?
Squail means (intransitive, historical) To throw weighted sticks at small animals, usually cockerels, played as a game..
Squail
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Meaning
(intransitive, historical) To throw weighted sticks at small animals, usually cockerels, played as a game..
Definitions by Sense
- (intransitive, historical) To throw weighted sticks at small animals, usually cockerels, played as a game.
- To throw anything about awkwardly or irregularly.
- A disc or counter used in the game of squails.
Example Sentences
December 28 1821, Robert Southey, letter VIII - Recollections of Corston Continued The boys were employed also to squail at the bannets
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Word Forms
- squails
- squailing
- squailed
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December 28 1821, Robert Southey, letter VIII - Recollections of Corston Continued The boys were employed also to squail at the bannets
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