noun
Meaning 1
A disc or counter used in the game of squails.
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squail
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rhymes with -eɪl
verb
Meaning 2
To throw weighted sticks at small animals, usually cockerels, played as a game.
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Usage: historical, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 3
To throw anything about awkwardly or irregularly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- December 28 1821, Robert Southey, letter VIII - Recollections of Corston Continued The boys were employed also to squail at the bannets
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