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quail

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flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised(noun.food)

source: wordnet30
small gallinaceous game birds(noun.animal)

source: wordnet30
Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (C. communis), the rain quail (C. Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (C. pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis).(noun)

source: webster1913

draw back, as with fear or pain(verb.motion)

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

source: wordnet30
To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade.(verb)

source: webster1913
To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue.(verb)

source: webster1913
To curdle; to coagulate, as milk.(verb)

source: webster1913

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