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Quail :: Quail (v. i.) To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade..

Gallinae :: Gallinae (n.) An order of birds, including the common domestic fowls, pheasants, grouse, quails, and allied forms; -- sometimes called Rasores..

Quail :: Quail (v. i.) 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.

Quail :: Quail (n.) 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)..

Cower :: Cower (v. i.) To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to quail; to sink through fear..

Bevy :: Bevy (n.) A flock of birds, especially quails or larks; also, a herd of roes..

Quail :: Quail (n.) A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.

Turnstone :: Turnstone (n.) Any species of limicoline birds of the genera Strepsilas and Arenaria, allied to the plovers, especially the common American and European species (Strepsilas interpres). They are so called from their habit of turning up small stones in search of mollusks and other aquatic animals. Called also brant bird, sand runner, sea quail, sea lark, sparkback, and skirlcrake..

Rasorial :: Rasorial (a.) Of or pertaining to the Rasores, or gallinaceous birds, as the peacock, domestic fowl, partridge, quail, and the like..

Quaily :: Quaily (n.) The upland plover.

Blench :: Blench (v. i.) To shrink; to start back; to draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; to flinch; to quail..

Partridge :: Partridge (n.) Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging to Colinus, and allied genera..

Colin :: Colin (n.) The American quail or bobwhite. The name is also applied to other related species. See Bobwhite.

Turnix :: Turnix (n.) Any one of numerous species of birds belonging to Turnix or Hemipodius and allied genera of the family Turnicidae. These birds resemble quails and partridges in general appearance and in some of their habits, but differ in important anatomical characteristics. The hind toe is usually lacking. They are found in Asia, Africa, Southern Europe, the East Indian Islands, and esp. in Australia and adjacent islands, where they are called quails (see Quail, n., 3.). See Turnicimorphae..

Quail :: Quail (n.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (C. communis), the rain quail (C. Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (C. pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis)..

Sea Quail :: Sea quail () The turnstone.

Ortygan :: Ortygan (n.) One of several species of East Indian birds of the genera Ortygis and Hemipodius. They resemble quails, but lack the hind toe. See Turnix..

Quail :: Quail (v. i.) To curdle; to coagulate, as milk..

Quayd :: Quayd () p. p. of Quail.

Squaimous :: Squail (v. i.) To throw sticls at cocks; to throw anything about awkwardly or irregularly.

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