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quail

UK/kweɪl/ US/ˈkweɪ.əl/ uncommon archaic obsolete
verb (1) noun (2)

verb

1.

draw back, as with fear or pain

  • “she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”
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noun

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Origin

From Middle English quayle, quaile, quaille, from Anglo-Norman quaille, from Late Latin quaccola (“quail”). (prostitute): So called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.

Phrases

  • banded quail
  • black-breasted quail
  • blue quail
  • blue-breasted quail
  • bobwhite quail
  • brown quail
  • bustard quail
  • button quail

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