Squab

a.	1.	Fat; thick; plump; bulky. Nor the squab daughter nor the wife were nice. - Betterton.
	2.	Unfledged; unfeathered; as, a squab pigeon.
n.	1.	(Zool.) A nestling of a pigeon or other similar bird, esp. when very fat and not fully fledged.
	2.	A person of a short, fat figure. Gorgonious sits abdominous and wan, Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan. - Cowper.
	3.	A thickly stuffed cushion; especially, one used for the seat of a sofa, couch, or chair; also, a sofa. Punching the squab of chairs and sofas. - Dickens. On her large squab you find her spread. - Pope.
adv.	1.	With a heavy fall; plump. The eagle took the tortoise up into the air, and dropped him down, squab, upon a rock. - L'Estrange.
v. i.	1.	To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke.

Noun	1.	squab - flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled Synonyms: dove
	2.	squab - a soft padded sofa
	3.	squab - an unfledged pigeon
Adj.	1.	squab - short and fat Synonyms: squabby

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