squirrel

Meanings

Noun

• Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae distinguished by their large bushy tail.
• A person, usually a freezoner, who applies L. Ron Hubbard's technology in a heterodox manner.
• One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder.

Verb

• To store in a secretive manner, to hide something for future use

Related

Similar words

• scug

Origin

• From Middle English squirel, squyrelle, from Anglo-Norman esquirel and Old French escurel (whence French écureuil), from Vulgar Latin *scūriolus, diminutive of *scūrius, variant of Latin sciūrus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος "shadow-tail", from σκιά + οὐρά.
• Displaced native Middle English acquerne, aquerne, from Old English ācweorna.