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   squab

   /skwɒb/

   noun

   • 1. a young unfledged pigeon.
   • ▪ the flesh of young pigeon as food: "roast squab"
   • 2. the padded back or side of a vehicle seat. British
   • ▪ a thick stuffed cushion, especially one covering the seat of a chair or sofa.

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) short and fat: archaic "a squab, square-featured personage"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘inexperienced person’): of unknown origin; compare with obsolete quab ‘shapeless thing’ and Swedish dialect skvabba ‘fat woman’.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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