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squails

squails is the third-person singular simple present indicative of squail.

squails is the plural of squail.

Noun

squails (uncountable)

  1. An old parlour game in which small discs (called squails) are snapped from the edge of the table to a centre mark called the process.
  2. The game of ninepins.

Meaning of squail

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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Questions about squails

What does squails mean?
Squails means an old parlour game in which small discs (called squails) are snapped from the edge of the table to a centre mark called the process.
What is squails the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Squails is the third-person singular simple present indicative of squail.
What part of speech is squails?
Squails is a noun.

Words near squails in the dictionary

  1. squail
  2. squailed
  3. squailer
  4. squailers
  5. squailing
  6. squails
  7. squalamine
  8. squalane
  9. squalanes
  10. squalene
  11. squalenes

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