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squab
[skwob]
noun
plural
squabs, squaba nestling pigeon, especially a domesticated one raised to an age of about 30 days for its flesh.
Cooking.the flesh of the squab, used as food.
Our squab was served with a butter and raisin sauce.
a short, stout person.
a thickly stuffed, soft cushion.
adjective
short and thick or broad.
(of a bird) unfledged or newly hatched.
squab
/ ɒ /
noun
a young unfledged bird, esp a pigeon
a short fat person
a well-stuffed bolster or cushion
a sofa
adjective
(of birds) recently hatched and still unfledged
short and fat
Other 51Թ Forms
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of squab1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of squab1
Example Sentences
My favorite bites included a stuffed squab with farro, black trumpet mushroom relish, and huckleberry, as well as a whimsical dish called “The Truffle Hunt.”
There were oysters, salmon with Hollandaise sauce, beef, squab, duck, roast chicken, green peas, parsnip purée and Victoria pudding.
Why is “squab” a delicious entree but a “pigeon” a rodent-like nuisance?
What sounds like a gimmick turns out to be luscious, and a first course of either chawanmushi or roast squab underscores a kitchen steeped in the classics.
Others, including squab glazed with Guinness and cocoa, channel a grand French restaurant.
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