Quail \Quail\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Qualled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Qualling.] [AS. cwelan to die, perish; akin to cwalu
violent death, D. kwaal pain, G. qual torment, OHG. quelan to
suffer torment, Lith. gelti to hurt, gela pain. Cf. Quell.]
1. To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade. [Obs.]
--Spenser.
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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.
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The atheist power shall quail, and confess his
fears. I. Taylor.
Stouter hearts than a woman's have quailed in this
terrible winter. --Longfellow.
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Syn: to cower; flinch; shrink; quake; tremble; blench;
succumb; yield.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Quail \Quail\, v. t. [Cf. Quell.]
To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to
subdue. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Quail \Quail\, v. i. [OF. coaillier, F. cailler, from L.
coagulare. See Coagulate.]
To curdle; to coagulate, as milk. [Obs.] --Holland.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Quail \Quail\, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia,
qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel,
OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.]
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1. (Zool.) 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).
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2. (Zool.) 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).
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3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied
genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted
quail ({Turnix varius). See Turnix.
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4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought
to be a very amorous bird. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Bustard quail (Zool.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird of
the genus Turnix, as Turnix taigoor, a black-breasted
species, and the hill bustard quail ({Turnix ocellatus).
See Turnix.
Button quail (Zool.), one of several small Asiatic species
of Turnix, as Turnix Sykesii, which is said to be the
smallest game bird of India.
Mountain quail. See under Mountain.
Quail call, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net
or within range.
Quail dove (Zool.), any one of several American ground
pigeons belonging to Geotrygon and allied genera.
Quail hawk (Zool.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk
({Hieracidea Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]).
Quail pipe. See Quail call, above.
Quail snipe (Zool.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe;
-- called also robin snipe, and brown snipe.
Sea quail (Zool.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
quail
n 1: flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young;
otherwise must be braised
2: small gallinaceous game birds
v : draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they
showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: flinch, squinch,
funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil]
WordNet (r) 2.0
91 Moby Thesaurus words for "quail":
Cornish hen, avoid, blanch, blench, blink, boggle, broiler, caille,
canard, caneton, capon, chapon, chicken, cower, cringe, crouch,
damsel, demur, dindon, dodge, draw back, duck, duckling, evade,
fade, faisan, fall back, falter, fight shy of, flinch, fowl, fryer,
funk, gal, goose, grouse, guinea hen, hang back, hang off,
have qualms, hesitate, hold off, jib, lass, lassie, maid, maiden,
make bones about, miss, missy, oie, partridge, pause, pheasant,
pigeon, pigeonneau, poulet, pull back, quiff, recoil, reel back,
retreat, roaster, scruple, sheer off, shrink, shrink back, shy,
shy at, sidestep, skulk, slink, sneak, squab, squinch, start,
start aside, start back, stewing chicken, stick at, stickle,
strain, swerve, turkey, turn aside, volaille, waver, weasel,
weasel out, wild duck, wince
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Quail, TX
Zip code(s): 79251
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Quail, TX -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Texas
Population (2000): 33
Housing Units (2000): 16
Land area (2000): 3.168881 sq. miles (8.207363 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.168881 sq. miles (8.207363 sq. km)
FIPS code: 60020
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 34.918915 N, 100.386829 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 79251
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Quail, TX
Quail
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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