| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| squab |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  skw b |
| NOUN: | 1. A young, newly hatched, or unfledged pigeon. 2a. A soft, thick cushion, as for a couch. b. A couch. | | ADJECTIVE: | Young and undeveloped; newly hatched or unfledged: a squab chick. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialectal squabb, fat flesh.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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