quail
IPA: kwˈeɪɫ
noun
- Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.
- (uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
- (obsolete) A prostitute.
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
verb
- (intransitive) To waste away; to fade, to wither.
- (transitive, now rare) To daunt or frighten (someone).
- (intransitive) To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful.
- (intransitive) Of courage, faith, etc.: to slacken, to give way.
- (obsolete) To curdle or coagulate, as milk does.
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Examples of "quail" in Sentences
- A flock of quails is called a bevy.
- I ate quail along with mashed potatoes.
- I quail at the thought of participating.
- Quails are regularly observed in the park.
- The quail is a gamebird, as is the partridge.
- Some people are seeing more pheasants and quail.
- They have been observed eating the eggs of quail.
- The added bonus of raising quail is their pleasing voices.
- But their right craft is of the partridge and of the quail.
- The first battle determines the strongest and healthiest quail.
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