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1. (n.) quail
any of various small, plump New World gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Odontophorinae, of the pheasant family, as the bobwhite.
2. quail
any of various similar Old World gallinaceous birds of the genus Coturnix, esp. C. coturnix, of Eurasia.
3. (v.i.) quail
to lose courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear.
Etymology: (1400–50; < MD quelen, queilen)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) quail
flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
2. (verb) quail
small gallinaceous game birds
3. (verb) flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
draw back, as with fear or pain
"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Quail
any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (C. communis), the rain quail (C. Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (C. pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis)
2. (noun) Quail
any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and Maryland quail), and the California quail (Calipepla Californica)
3. (noun) Quail
any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix
4. (noun) Quail
a prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird
5. (verb) Quail
to die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade
6. (verb) Quail
to become quelled; to become cast down; to sink under trial or apprehension of danger; to lose the spirit and power of resistance; to lose heart; to give way; to shrink; to cower
7. (verb) Quail
to cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue
8. (verb) Quail
to curdle; to coagulate, as milk
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Quail
Common name for two distinct groups of BIRDS in the order GALLIFORMES: the New World or American quails of the family Odontophoridae and the Old World quails in the genus COTURNIX, family Phasianidae.
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Sense: to draw back in fear; to shudder
The little boy quailed at the teacher's angry voice.
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 Afrikaans: terugdeins, sidder |
 Arabic: سُماني، سَلْوى |
 Bulgarian: свивам се |
 Brazilian: encolher-se |
 Czech: třást se, couvat |
 German: verzagen |
 Danish: vige tilbage |
 Greek: δειλιάζω, τρέμω από φόβο |
 Spanish: acobardarse, amedrentarse |
 Estonian: vabisema |
 Farsi: جا خوردن؛ خود را باختن |
 Finnish: vapista |
 French: reculer (devant) |
 Hebrew: שְׂלָיו |
 Hindi: हिम्मत हारना |
 Croatian: ustuknuti |
 Hungarian: borzad |
 Indonesian: gemetar |
 Icelandic: guggna, hörfa undan |
 Italian: tremare |
 Japanese: ひるむ |
 Korean: 움츠리다 |
 Lithuanian: krūptelėti |
 Latvian: drebēt (aiz bailēm) |
 Malay: berasa kecut |
 Dutch: terugschrikken |
 Norwegian: vike tilbake; skjelve av |
 Polish: wzdrygnąć/cofnąć się (ze |
 Persian: جا خوردن؛ خود را باختن |
 Pashto: بڼه (لويه بڼكه)،شهپر،دپرو |
 Portuguese: encolher-se |
 Romanian: a tremura (în faţa) |
 Russian: трусить |
 Slovak: triasť sa |
 Slovenian: ustrašiti se |
 Serbian: ustuknuti |
 Swedish: bäva, skälva |
 Thai: เสียขวัญ |
 Turkish: korkup geriçekilmek, sinm |
 Taiwanese: 畏縮，發抖 |
 Ukrainian: похитнутися; спасувати |
 Urdu: خوف زدہ ہونا |
 Vietnamese: run sợ |
 Chinese: 畏缩，胆怯 |
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