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What does quail mean?

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Verb
  1. (intransitive) to waste away; to fade, wither [from 15th c.]
  2. (transitive, now rare) to frighten, daunt (someone) [from 16th c.]
  3. (intransitive) to lose heart or courage; to be daunted, fearful [from 16th c.]
  4. (intransitive) of courage, faith, etc.: to slacken, give way [from 16th c.]
Noun
  1. 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.
  2. (uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
Verb
  1. To curdle or coagulate, as milk does.
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