See Also: squab(medicine)
squab(1)(dictionary)
squab(2)(dictionary)
squab(dictionary)
squab-chick(medicine)

squab(2) (iou)



squab noun & adjective. M17.
[Origin uncertain: cf. Swedish dial. skvabb loose flesh, skvabba fat woman, skvabbig flabby. Cf. QUAB noun2, SQUAB interjection, SQUADDY adjective.]
A. noun.
a. A naive inexperienced person. Only in M17.
b. A newly hatched or very young bird; spec. a young pigeon. L17.
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.
A short fat person. L17.
b. adjective.
(Of a person) short and fat; having a thick clumsy form; squat. L17.
Young and undeveloped; esp. (of a young bird) not fully fledged, newly hatched. E18.
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.