quail

Meanings

Noun

flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
small gallinaceous game birds
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.
The meat from this bird eaten as food.
A prostitute.

Verb

draw back, as with fear or pain
To waste away; to fade, to wither.
To daunt or frighten (someone).
To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful.
Of courage, faith, etc.: to slacken, to give way.
To curdle or coagulate, as milk does.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English quaylen, from Middle Dutch queilen, quēlen, from Old Dutch *quelan, from Proto-West Germanic *kwelan, from Proto-Germanic *kwelaną (“to suffer”). Doublet of queal.

Synonyms

cringe, flinch, funk, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince

Scrabble Score: 14

quail is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
quail is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
quail is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

quail is a valid Words With Friends word