Word Study
squail
CIDE DICTIONARY
squail, v. i.
To throw sticks at cocks; to throw anything about awkwardly or irregularly. Southey. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
squail, n.
1 (in pl.) a game with small wooden discs propelled across a table or board.
2 each of these discs.
1 (in pl.) a game with small wooden discs propelled across a table or board.
2 each of these discs.
Idiom
squail-board a board used in squails.
Etymology
19th c.: orig. unkn.: cf. dial. kayles skittles
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