QUAIL

Quail

Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally considered in the order Galliformes.

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quail

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.

Verb

  1. To waste away; to fade, wither.
  2. To frighten, daunt (someone).
  3. To lose heart or courage; to be daunted, fearful.
  4. To slacken, give way (of courage, faith etc.).

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To curdle; to coagulate, as milk does.


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