What is to sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit called?
squat — To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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