| Quail (quail) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Quail |
| [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
die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade.
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.
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To
cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue.
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To curdle; to coagulate, as milk.
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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 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 numerous
species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the
Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See
Turnix.
A prostitute; -- so called because the
quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.
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