n. [ Massachusetts Indian squa, eshqua; Narragansett squâws; Delaware ochqueu, and khqueu; used also in compound words (as the names of animals) in the sense of female. ] A female; a woman, especially a married woman; a wife; -- in the language of Indian tribes of the Algonquin family, correlative of
Old squaw. (Zool.)
n. (Bot.) A local name for the partridge berry; also, for the deerberry. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
Squawking thrush (Zool.),
n.
Squawk duck (Zool.),
v. i. See Squall. [ 1913 Webster ]
. A white man who has married an Indian squaw; sometimes, one who has gained tribal rights by such a marriage; -- often a term of contempt. [ Western U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. (Bot.) A scaly parasitic plant (Conopholis Americana) found in oak woods in the United States; -- called also
. (Bot.) The partridge berry (Mitchella repens). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. (Bot.) The golden ragwort. See under Ragwort. [ 1913 Webster ]