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Webster 1913 Edition


Quab

Quab

,
Noun.
[Cf. D.
kwab
eelpout, Dan.
quabbe
, G.
quabbe
,
quappe
, LG.
quabbe
a fat lump of flesh, and L.
capito
a kind of fish with a large head, fr.
caput
the head, also E.
squab
.]
An unfledged bird; hence, something immature or unfinished.
Ford.

Quab

,
Verb.
I.
See
Quob
,
Verb.
I.

Webster 1828 Edition


Quab

QUAB

,
Noun.
A fish of Russian rivers, which delights in clear water.

Definition 2024


quab

quab

English

Noun

quab (plural quabs)

  1. An unfledged bird.
  2. (by extension) Something immature or unfinished.
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