squail

1 of 2

verb

ˈskwā(ə)l

intransitive verb

dialectal, chiefly British : to throw a weighted stick (as at a bird or fruit on a tree)

squailed at the pears with short sticks

—Richard Jefferies

transitive verb

dialectal, chiefly British : to strike by throwing a stick

squail

2 of 2

noun

"

plural -s

: a disk or counter used in the game of squails

Word History

Etymology

Verb

origin unknown

Noun

back-formation from squails

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