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