What is to throw sticls at cocks; to throw anything about awkwardly or irregularly. [Prov. Eng.] Southey called?
squail — To throw sticls at cocks; to throw anything about awkwardly or irregularly. [Prov. Eng.] Southey. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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