Quail

Definition:

  • (v. i.) To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade.
  • (v. i.) To become quelled; to become cast down; to sink under trial or apprehension of danger; to lose the spirit and power of resistance; to lose heart; to give way; to shrink; to cower.
  • (v. t.) To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue.
  • (v. i.) To curdle; to coagulate, as milk.
  • (n.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (C. communis), the rain quail (C. Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (C. pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis).
  • (n.) Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and Maryland quail), and the California quail (Calipepla Californica).
  • (n.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix.
  • (n.) A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.

Compare quail with other words:

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quail vs. quoil

quail vs. quaily

colin vs. quail

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bevy vs. quail

blench vs. quail

quail vs. spatchcock

fowl vs. quail

covey vs. quail

coagulate vs. quail

partridge vs. quail

curdle vs. quail

quail vs. slacken

daunted vs. quail

fearful vs. quail

daunt vs. quail

frighten vs. quail

fade vs. quail

quail vs. waste

quail vs. wither