1.  quail(n = noun.food) - flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised;
is a kind of wildfowl
is a part of quail

2.  quail(n = noun.animal) - small gallinaceous game birds;
is a kind of phasianid
has parts: quail
is a member of bevy
has particulars: bobwhite, bobwhite quail, partridge, old world quail, california quail, lofortyx californicus

   quail(v = verb.motion) cringe, flinch, funk, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince - draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
is one way to move
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP

1.  To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade. Spenser. [1913 Webster]

2.  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. [1913 Webster]
"The atheist power shall quail, and confess his fears. I. Taylor.
Stouter hearts than a woman's have quailed in this terrible winter." [1913 Webster]

   To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue. Spenser. [1913 Webster]

   To curdle; to coagulate, as milk. Holland. [1913 Webster]

1.  Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (Coturnix communis), the rain quail (Coturnix Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (Coturnix pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis). [1913 Webster]

2.  Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and Maryland quail), and the California quail (Calipepla Californica). [1913 Webster]

3.  Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix. [1913 Webster]

4.  A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird. Shak. [1913 Webster]

quail, n. (pl. same or quails) any small migratory bird of the genus Coturnix, with a short tail and allied to the partridge.

quail, v.intr. flinch; be apprehensive with fear.

Etymology:
ME, of unkn. orig.

VB  fear, stand in awe of, be afraid, have qualms, apprehend, sit upon thorns, eye askance, distrust, hesitate, falter, funk, cower, crouch, skulk, let 'I dare not' wait upon 'I would' take fright, take alarm, start, wince, flinch, shy, shrink, fly, tremble, shake, shiver, shiver in one's shoes, shudder, flutter, shake like an aspen leaf, tremble like an aspen leaf, tremble all over, quake, quaver, quiver, quail, grow pale, turn pale, blench, stand aghast, not dare to say one's soul is one's own, inspire fear, excite fear, inspire awe, excite awe, raise apprehensions, be in a daze, bulldoze, faze, feeze, give an alarm, raise an alarm, sound an alarm, alarm, startle, scare, cry 'wolf', disquiet, dismay, fright, frighten, terrify, astound, fright from one's propriety, fright out of one's senses, fright out of one's wits, fright out of one's seven senses, awe, strike all of a heap, strike an awe into, strike terror, harrow up the soul, appall, unman, petrify, horrify, pile on the agony, make one's flesh creep, make one's hair stand on end, make one's blood run cold, make one's teeth chatter, take away one's breath, stop one's breath, make one tremble, haunt, prey on the mind, weigh on the mind, put in fear, put in bodily fear, terrorize, intimidate, cow, daunt, overawe, abash, deter, discourage, browbeat, bully, threaten.

VB  quail, be cowardly, be a coward, funk, cower, skulk, sneak, flinch, shy, fight shy, slink, turn tail, run away, show, the white feather.

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