squailing

Verb

squail (third-person singular simple present squails, present participle squailing, simple past and past participle squailed)

1. (historical, intransitive) To throw weighted sticks at small animals, usually cockerels, played as a game.
2. To throw anything about awkwardly or irregularly.
   • December 28 1821, Robert Southey, letter VIII - Recollections of Corston Continued
     The boys were employed also to squail at the bannets

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