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Squail

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squirnoun(obsolete) To throw with a jerking motion; to skim.
squirrverbAlternative form of squir. [(obsolete) To throw with a jerking motion; to skim.]
squabnounA young dove or pigeon.
quoitnounA flat disc of metal or stone thrown at a target in the game of quoits.
skittlenounOne of the wooden targets used in skittles.
sprattlenoun(Scotland, intransitive) To scramble.
squelchnoun(radio technology) The suppression of the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of the receiver.
skeetnoun(uncountable) A form of trapshooting using clay targets to simulate birds in flight.
quirtnounA rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide.
shootnounThe emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
slingshootverb(informal, rare) Propel or launch with or as if with a slingshot.
swillnoun(informal) A large quantity of liquid drunk at one swallow.
sling the hatchetverb(nautical, slang, obsolete) To skulk about, not getting work done.
snipenounAny of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
slingnounA kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.
cockshynounAn object at which stones are flung; (by extension) a person who is abused or vilified.
swattleverb(British, Northern dialect) To splutter; to guzzle.
quillnounA pen made from a feather.
skeeternoun(US, informal) A mosquito.
sputternounConfused and hasty speech.

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