Meaning of squail | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To throw weighted sticks at small animals, usually cockerels, played as a game.
   historical, intransitive
2. To throw anything about awkwardly or irregularly.

Examples

“December 28 1821, Robert Southey, letter VIII - Recollections of Corston Continued The boys were employed also to squail at the bannets”

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