Usually means: Throw weighted sticks at birds.
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General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. squail: Merriam-Webster
  2. squail: Collins English Dictionary
  3. squail: Wordnik
  4. squail: Wiktionary
  5. Squail: Dictionary.com
  6. Squail: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. squail: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  8. Squail: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. squail: FreeDictionary.org
  10. Squail: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. squail: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Definitions from Wiktionary (squail)

verb:  (intransitive, historical) To throw weighted sticks at small animals.
verb:  To throw anything about awkwardly or irregularly.
noun:  A disc or counter used in the game of squails.

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