squab

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A baby pigeon, dove, or chicken.
2. The meat of such a baby bird used as food.
3. A baby rook.
4. A thick cushion, especially a flat one covering the seat of a chair or sofa.
5. A person of a short, fat figure.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke.
2. To furnish with squabs, or cushions.
3. To stuff thickly and sew through, the stitches being concealed by buttons, etc.

Adj

1. Fat; thick; plump; bulky.
2. Unfledged; unfeathered.
3. Clumsy.
4. Curt; abrupt.
5. Shy; coy.

Adv

With a heavy fall; plump.

Konzepte

Kissen

ungefiedert

Jungtaube

Täubchen

Täubchenfleisch

Synonyme

squat

squabby

dove

🕊️

dumpy

pillow

piper

podgy

pudgy

roly poly

squabble

stocky

stumpy

tubby

unfledged

wood pigeon

game bird

squatty

pillow of feather

chubby

chanky

couch

🛋️

cushion

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈskwɒb/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Unknown, unattested before 17th c.. Possibly descended from Swedish dialect skvabb (“fatty, flabby”).