Smaller than the chicken and not as well known as the pigeon, quail is like the often overlooked middle child of the ground dwelling bird family. Quail can also mean to cringe in fear or pain. So if you are a quail, you might quail at the thought of quail hunting season.
To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade.
Noun
small gallinaceous game birds
Noun
flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
Verb
draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
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.
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The atheist power shall quail, and confess his fears. I. Taylor. Stouter hearts than a woman's have quailed in this terrible winter.
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To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade.
To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue.
To curdle; to coagulate, as milk.
Any gallinaceous bird belonging to
Usage Examples
There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can't move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies.
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