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n. - An unfledged pigeon; A soft padded sofa; Flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising adj. - Short and fat.

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Usage examples (37)
  • I do not eat oysters, egg plant, or squab, which is pigeon.
  • “I must admit, the food was very good, it was called squab, and Ben got very drunk and spilled a drink on me —”
  • But squab is delicious!
  • I've never been to England but I'm told a delicacy there is squab which is a very young pidgeon.
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