squab

Meanings

Noun

• A baby pigeon, dove, or chicken.
• The meat of such a baby bird used as food.
• A baby rook.
• A thick cushion, especially a flat one covering the seat of a chair or sofa.
• A person of a short, fat figure.

Verb

• To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke.
• To furnish with squabs, or cushions.
• To stuff thickly and sew through, the stitches being concealed by buttons, etc.

Adjective

• Fat; thick; plump; bulky.
• Unfledged; unfeathered.
• Clumsy.
• Curt; abrupt.
• Shy; coy.

Adverb

• With a heavy fall; plump.

Related

Similar words

• piper, squeaker, pigeon chick, young pigeon, baby dove
• rook chick, young rook

Origin

• Unknown, unattested before . Possibly descended from Swedish dialect skvabb.