squab
Pronunciation: (skwob), [key]
— n.pl. adj. squabs, squab,
—n.
- a nestling pigeon, marketed when fully grown but still unfledged.
- a short, stout person.
- a thickly stuffed, soft cushion.
—adj.
- short and thick or broad.
- (of a bird) unfledged or newly hatched.
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