squab

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Next year -- squab, either raw or deep fried.

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  1. noun A young, newly hatched, or unfledged pigeon.
  2. noun A soft, thick cushion, as for a couch.
  3. noun A couch.
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  • There were two knives on the table for slicing the squab, and it was one of them. —  Too Many Cooks
  • It certainly looks the part: longer than the existing squab-shaped one, but with a bigger screen too. —  Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk
  • French bread and sea-salted Plugra butter whet the palate for the specialty here, squab, though rotations on the minimal menu include beef cheeks, a delectable squash tart and French-inspired classics. —  post-gazette.com - News
  • I'm sure the authentic choice of squab is best, but this chicken version was still delicious. —  Serious Eats
  • One hundred nests will often be found upon a single tree, and in each nest there is but one "squab." —  The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire
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  1. Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialectal squabb, fat flesh.

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  1. Also in some senses squob; cf. Swedish dial. sqvapp, a word imitative of a splash (Icelandic skvampa, paddle in water), Norwegian sqvapa, tremble, shake, = German schwapp, a slap, English swap, strike (see swap, swab, squabble); akin to Norwegian kveppa, shake, slip, shudder, and to English quap, quop, quab.
  2. An elliptical use of squab, v.
  3. Also squob; cf. Swedish dial. sqvabb, loose or fat flesh, sqvabba, a fat woman, sqvabbig, flabby; connected with the verb squab. Cf. quab.
  4. from squab, n.
 

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