| Quail |
To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade. |
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| 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. |
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| Quail |
To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue. |
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| Quail |
To curdle; to coagulate, as milk. |
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| 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). |
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