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quail
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noun (n)
- flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised(noun.food)source: wordnet30
- small gallinaceous game birds(noun.animal)source: wordnet30
- 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).(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade.(verb)source: webster1913
- To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue.(verb)source: webster1913
- To curdle; to coagulate, as milk.(verb)source: webster1913