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Uncommonquail
The correct spelling is quail.
How to pronounce quail
/ˈkweɪl/
verbIPA: /ˈkweɪl/
Say it like: Kwa-yl
The correct spelling is quail. To waste away; to fade, to wither
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Meanings
verb
- 1.To waste away; to fade, to wither
- 2.To daunt or frighten (someone)
- 3.To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful.
- 4.Of courage, faith, etc.: to slacken, to give way.
- 5.To curdle or coagulate, as milk does.
noun
- 1.Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.
- 2.The meat from this bird eaten as food.
- 3.A prostitute, so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.
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