quab
/kwɒb/
quab noun: an unfledged bird; squab, or (by extension, obsolete) Something immature or unfinished. Also the alternative form of quob.
Noun
quab (plural quabs)
- An unfledged bird; squab, or (by extension, obsolete) Something immature or unfinished.
- You’ll take it well enough; a scholar's fancy,
A quab; ’tis nothing else, a very quab1628, John Ford, The Lover's Melancholy
- You’ll take it well enough; a scholar's fancy,
Also used as
quab is also the alternative form of quob.
Forms of quab
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | quabs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | quabs |
| present participle | quabbing |
| past participle | quabbed |
| past | quabbed |
Words that rhyme with quab
Questions about quab
- What does quab mean?
- Quab means an unfledged bird; squab, or (by extension, obsolete) Something immature or unfinished.
- What part of speech is quab?
- Quab is a noun.
- How do you pronounce quab?
- Quab is pronounced /kwɒb/.
- What is the plural of quab?
- The plural of quab is quabs.
Words near quab in the dictionary
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