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squab noun [ skwɒb ]

• a young unfledged pigeon.
• the padded back or side of a vehicle seat.

squab adjective

• (of a person) short and fat.
• "a squab, square-featured personage"
Origin: mid 17th century (in the sense ‘inexperienced person’): of unknown origin; compare with obsolete quab ‘shapeless thing’ and Swedish dialect skvabba ‘fat woman’.


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