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What does squail mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word squail? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive, historical) To throw weighted sticks at small animals.
  2. To throw anything about awkwardly or irregularly.
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In Pieter Bruegel the Elder's 'The Harvesters', from the Met, tiny background figures can be seen throwing sticks at a tied-up goose in a game called squail.

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