flinch from fear, recoil, cringe; falter
any species of small game bird from the genus Coturnix
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Quail Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue.
To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue.
(v. i.)
To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade.
To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade.
(v. i.)
To curdle; to coagulate, as milk.
To curdle; to coagulate, as milk.
(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.
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.
(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).
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.
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.)
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).
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.)
A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.
quail
\quail\ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. qualled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. qualling.] [as. cwelan to die, perish; akin to cwalu violent death, d. kwaal pain, g. qual torment, ohg. quelan to suffer torment, lith. gelti to hurt, gela pain. cf. quell.]
1. to die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade. [obs.]
2. 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. the atheist power shall quail, and confess his fears. i. taylor. stouter hearts than a woman's have quailed in this terrible winter.
similar words(16)
sea quail
button quail
quail hawk
quail pipe
quail snipe
quail brush
quail bush
quail call
quail dove
marsh quail
bustard quail
wood quail
mountain quail
virginia quail
rain quail
quail at
gearg
to abstain, refrain (from sth.): staon (ó rud)
to abstain, refrain (from sth.): staon (ó rud)
Rhegen = n. a screaker; a quail
Rhinc = n. a creak; a gnash; a quail
Noun
1. flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
(hypernym) wildfowl
(classification) game bird
2. small gallinaceous game birds
(hypernym) phasianid
(hyponym) bobwhite, bobwhite quail, partridge
(member-holonym) bevy
Verb
1. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
(synonym) flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) shrink back, retract
Quail Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
Quail Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
To see quails in your dream, is a very favorable omen, if they are alive; if dead, you will undergo serious ill luck.
To shoot quail, foretells that ill feelings will be shown by you to your best friends.
To eat them, signifies extravagance in your personal living.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectTo shoot quail, foretells that ill feelings will be shown by you to your best friends.
To eat them, signifies extravagance in your personal living.
Quail Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
List of members:
Blue Scale Quails
Bobwhite Quails
California Quails
Gambel's Quail
Japanese / Coturnix Quails
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Quail Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally considered in the order Galliformes. Old World quail are found in the family Phasianidae, and New World quail are found in the family Odontophoridae. The buttonquail are not quail at all, are named more for their superficial resemblance to quail, and are members of the Turnicidae family, more closely related to the Charadriiformes. The King Quail, a member of the Old World quail, is often sold in the pet trade and is commonly referred to there as a "button quail". Many of the common larger species are farm raised for table food or egg consumption, and are hunted on game farms or in the wild, where they are sometimes artificially stocked to supplement the wild population, or extend into areas they are normally not found naturally.
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