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adv. & a. Squatting. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Mil.) A squad of inapt recruits assembled for special drill. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Gun.) A metal covering plate which passes over the trunnions of a cannon, and holds it in place. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ L. desquamatus, p. p. of desquamare to scale off; de- + squama scale. ] (Med.) To peel off in the form of scales; to scale off, as the skin in certain diseases. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. desquamation. ] (Med.) The separation or shedding of the cuticle or epidermis in the form of flakes or scales; exfoliation, as of bones.

{ } a. Of, pertaining to, or attended with, desquamation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Surg.) An instrument formerly used in removing the laminæ of exfoliated bones. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of disqualifying, or state of being disqualified; want of qualification; incompetency; disability; as, the disqualification of men for holding certain offices. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which disqualifies; that which incapacitates or makes unfit; as, conviction of crime is a disqualification of a person for office; sickness is a disqualification for labor. [ 1913 Webster ]

I must still retain the consciousness of those disqualifications which you have been pleased to overlook. Sir J. Shore. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. rendered ineligible by law or rule or provision; as, disqualified from voting. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Sports) barred from competition for violation of rules; as, a disqualified player. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disqualified p. pr. & vb. n. Disqualifying. ] 1. To deprive of the qualities or properties necessary for any purpose; to render unfit; to incapacitate; -- with for or from before the purpose, state, or act. [ 1913 Webster ]

My common illness disqualifies me for all conversation; I mean my deafness. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

Me are not disqualified by their engagements in trade from being received in high society. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To deprive of some power, right, or privilege, by positive restriction; to disable; to debar legally; as, a conviction of perjury disqualifies a man to be a witness. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To diminish the quantity of; to lessen. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

A variety of squash with small egg-shaped fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. justly; honestly; equitably; impartially. Opposite of unfairly. [ Colloq. ] [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

adj. fair and honest; just. Opposite of unfair. [ Colloq. ]
Syn. -- honest. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. Having four sides and four equal angles. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ American Indian name. ] (Zool.) See Muskrat. [ 1913 Webster ]

Musquash root (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant (Cicuta maculata), having a poisonous root. See Water hemlock. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ American Indian name. ] (Zool.) The American black bear. See Bear. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. dial. Sw. sqvabb a soft and fat body, sqvabba a fat woman, Icel. kvap jelly, jellylike things, and E. quab. ] 1. Fat; thick; plump; bulky. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor the squab daughter nor the wife were nice. Betterton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Unfledged; unfeathered; as, a squab pigeon. King. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Zool.) A nestling of a pigeon or other similar bird, esp. when very fat and not fully fledged. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A person of a short, fat figure. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gorgonious sits abdominous and wan,
Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A thickly stuffed cushion; especially, one used for the seat of a sofa, couch, or chair; also, a sofa. [ 1913 Webster ]

Punching the squab of chairs and sofas. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

On her large squab you find her spread. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Cf. dial. Sw. sqvapp, a word imitative of a splash, and E. squab fat, unfledged. ] With a heavy fall; plump. [ Vulgar ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The eagle took the tortoise up into the air, and dropped him down, squab, upon a rock. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To crush; to quash; to squash. [ Colloq. or Slang, Scot. ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Thick; fat; heavy. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Squabbled p. pr. & vb. n. Squabbling ] [ Cf. dial. Sw. skvabbel a dispute, skvappa to chide. ] 1. To contend for superiority in an unseemly manner; to scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To debate peevishly; to dispute. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sense of these propositions is very plain, though logicians might squabble a whole day whether they should rank them under negative or affirmative. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To dispute; contend; scuffle; wrangle; quarrel; struggle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. (Print.) To disarrange, so that the letters or lines stand awry or are mixed and need careful readjustment; -- said of type that has been set up. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who squabbles; a contentious person; a brawler. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Short and thick; sqabbish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A young chicken before it is fully fledged. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Squaccos (Zool.) A heron (Ardea comata) found in Asia, Northern Africa, and Southern Europe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. escouade, fr. Sp. escuadra, or It. squadra, (assumed) LL. exquadrare to square; L. ex + quadra a square. See Square. ] 1. (Mil.) A small party of men assembled for drill, inspection, or other purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, any small party. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Sloppy mud. [ Prov. Eng. ] Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. escadron, formerly also esquadron, Sp. escuadron, or It. squadrone. See Squad. ] 1. Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a body of troops drawn up in a square. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Those half-rounding quards
Just met, and, closing, stood in squadron joined. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mil.) A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, and averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred men. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Naut.) A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer; as, the North Atlantic Squadron. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

Flying squadron, a squadron of observation or practice, that cruises rapidly about from place to place. Ham. Nav. Encyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Formed into squadrons, or squares. [ R. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To throw sticks at cocks; to throw anything about awkwardly or irregularly. [ Prov. Eng. ] Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Squeamish. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. squalus a kind of sea fish. ] (Zool.) The suborder of elasmobranch fishes which comprises the sharks. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. squalidus, fr. squalere to be foul or filthy. ] Dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty. [ 1913 Webster ]

Uncombed his locks, and squalid his attire. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those squalid dens, which are the reproach of large capitals. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. squaliditas. ] The quality or state of being squalid; foulness; filthiness. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a squalid manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quality or state of being squalid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Sw. sqval an impetuous running of water, sqvalregn a violent shower of rain, sqvala to stream, to gush. ] A sudden and violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow. [ 1913 Webster ]

The gray skirts of a lifting squall. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Black squall, a squall attended with dark, heavy clouds. --
Thick squall, a black squall accompanied by rain, hail, sleet, or snow. Totten. --
White squall, a squall which comes unexpectedly, without being marked in its approach by the clouds. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Squalled p. pr. & vb. n. Squalling. ] [ Icel. skvala. Cf. Squeal. ] To cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as, the infant squalled. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A loud scream; a harsh cry. [ 1913 Webster ]

There oft are heard the notes of infant woe, --
The short, thick sob, loud scream, and shriller squall. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who squalls; a screamer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Abounding with squalls; disturbed often with sudden and violent gusts of wind; gusty; as, squally weather. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Agric.) Interrupted by unproductive spots; -- said of a field of turnips or grain. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Weaving) Not equally good throughout; not uniform; uneven; faulty; -- said of cloth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. Squalus a genus of sharks + Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth. ] (Paleon.) A genus of fossil whales belonging to the Phocodontia; -- so called because their teeth are serrated, like a shark's. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Pertaining to Squalodon. [ 1913 Webster ]