Squab, v. i. To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke. [Obs.]
Squabash
Squa•bash´, v. t. To crush; to quash; to squash. [Colloq. or Slang, Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Squabble
Squab´ble, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Squabbled p. pr. & vb. n. Squabbling ] [Cf. dial. Sw. skvabbel a dispute, skvappa to chide.]
1. To contend for superiority in an unseemly maner; to scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel.
2. To debate peevishly; to dispute.
"The sense of these propositions is very plain, though logicians might squabble a whole day whether they should rank them under negative or affirmative." I. Watts.
Syn. — To dispute; contend; scuffle; wrangle; quarrel; struggle.
Squabbler
Squab´bler, n. One who squabbles; a contentious person; a brawler.
Squab-chick
Squab´-chick, n. (Zoöl.) A young chicken before it is fully fledged. [Prov. Eng.]
Squad, n. [F. escouade, fr. Sp. escuadra, or It. squadra, (assumed) LL. exquadrare to square; L. ex + quadra a square. See Square.]
1. (Mil.) A small party of men assembled for drill, inspection, or other purposes.
2. Hence, any small party.
Squadron
Squad´ron, n. [F. escadron, formerly also esquadron, or It. squadrone. See Squad.]
1. Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a body of troops drawn up in a square. [R.]
"Those half-rounding quards
Just met, and, closing, stood in squadron joined." Milton.
2. (Mil.) A body of cavarly comparising two companies or troops, and averging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred men.
3. (Naut.) A detachment of vessels employed on any particular service or station, under the command of the senior officer; as the North Atlantic Squadron. Totten. Flying squadron, a squadron of observation or practice, that cruises rapidly about from place to place. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Squadroned
Squad´roned, a. Formed into squadrons, or squares. [R.] Milton.
Squalidness
Squal´id•ness, n. Quality or state of being squalid.
Squall, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Squalled p. pr. & vb. n. Squalling.] [Icel. skvala. Cf. Squeal.] To cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as the infant squalled.
Squamata
Squa•ma´ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. squamatus scaly.] (Zoöl.) A division of edentates having the body covered with large, imbricated horny scales. It includes the pangolins. { Squa´mate, Squa´ma•ted }, a. [L. squamatus.] Same as Squamose.
Squamduck
Squam´duck (Zoöl.) The American eider duck. [Local, U.S.]
Squamellate
Squa•mel´late, a. Furnished or covered with little scales; squamulose.
Squamiform
Squa´mi•form, a. [L. squama a scale + -form.] Having the shape of a scale.
Squamoid
Squa´moid, a. [L. squama scale + -oid.] Resembling a scale; also covered with scales; scaly.
Squamosal
Squa•mo´sal, a. (Anat.) (a) Scalelike; squamous; as the squamosal bone. (b) Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone. — n. The squamous part of the temporal bone, or a bone correspondending to it, under Temporal. { Squa•mose´, Squa´mous }, [L. squamosus, fr. squama a scale: cf. F. squameux.]
1. Covered with, or consisting of, scales; resembling a scale; scaly; as the squamose cones of the pine; squamous epithelial cells; the squamous portion of the temporal bone, which is so called from a fancied resemblance to a scale.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal.
Squamulose
Squam´u•lose ( 277), a. Having little scales; squamellate; squamulate.
Squander
Squan´der, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Squandered p. pr. & vb. n. Squandering.] [Cf. Scot. squatter to splash water about, to scatter, to squander, Prov. E. swatter, Dan. sqvatte, Sw. sqvätta to squirt, sqvättra to squander, Icel. skvetta to squirt out, to throw out water.]
1. To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.]
"Our squandered troops he rallies." Dryden.
2. To spend lavishly or profusely; to spend prodigally or wastefully; to use without economy or judgment; to dissipate; as to squander an estate.
"The crime of squandering health is equal to the folly." Rambler.
Syn. — To spend; expend; waste; scatter; dissipate.
Squanderingly
Squan´der•ing•ly, adv. In a squandering manner.
Square, n. [OF. esquarre, esquierre, F. equerre a carpenter’s square (cf. It. squadra), fr. (assumed) LL. exquadrare to make square; L. ex + quadrus a square, fr. quattuor four. See Four, and cf. Quadrant, Squad, Squer a square.]
1. (Geom.) (a) The corner, or angle, of a figure. [Obs.] (b) A parallelogram having four equal sides and four right angles.
2. Hence, anything which is square, or nearly so; as: (a) A square piece or fragment.
"He bolted his food down his capacious throat in squares of three inches." Sir W. Scott. (b) A pane of glass. (c) (Print.) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; — used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers. (d) (Carp.) One hundred superficial feet.
3. An area of four sides, generally with houses on each side; sometimes, a solid block of houses; also an open place or area for public use, as at the meeting or intersection of two or more streets.
"The statue of Alexander VII. stands in the large square of the town." Addison.
4. (Mech. & Joinery) An instrument having at least one right angle and two or more straight edges, used to lay out or test square work. It is of several forms, as the T square, the carpenter’s square, the try-square., etc.
5. Hence, a pattern or rule. [Obs.]
6. (Arith. & Alg.) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; thus, 64 is the square of 8, for 8 × 8 = 64; the square of a + b is a2 + 2ab + b2.
7. Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct; regularity; rule. [Obs.]
"They of Galatia [were] much more out of square." Hooker.
"I have not kept my square." Shak.
8. (Mil.) A body of troops formed in a square, esp. one formed to resist a charge of cavalry; a squadron. "The brave squares of war." Shak.
9. Fig.: The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
"We live not on the square with such as these." Dryden.
10. (Astrol.) The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate. [Obs.]
11. The act of squaring, or quarreling; a quarrel. [R.]
12. The front of a woman’s dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered. [Obs.] Shak. Geometrical square. See Quadrat, n. , 2. — Hollow square (Mil.), a formation of troops in the shape of a square, each side consisting of four or five ranks, and the colors, officers, horses, etc., occupying the middle. — Least square, Magic square, etc. See under Least, Magic, etc. — On the square, or Upon the square, in an open, fair manner; honestly, or upon honor. [Obs. or Colloq.] — On, or Upon, the square with, upon equality with; even with. Nares. — To be all squares, to be all settled. [Colloq.] Dickens. — To be at square, to be in a state of quarreling. [Obs.] Nares. — To break no square, to give no offense; to make no difference. [Obs.] — To break squares, to depart from an accustomed order. — To see how the squares go, to see how the game proceeds; — a phrase taken from the game of chess, the chessboard being formed with squares. [Obs.] L’Estrange.
Square, a.
1. (Geom.) Having four equal sides and four right angles; as a square figure.
2. Forming a right angle; as a square corner.
3. Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and angular rather than curving outlines; as a man of a square frame.
4. Exactly suitable or correspondent; true; just.
"She’s a most truimphant lady, if report be square to her." Shak.
5. Rendering equal justice; exact; fair; honest, as square dealing.
6. Even; leaving no balance; as to make or leave the accounts square.
7. Leaving nothing; hearty; vigorous.
"By Heaven, square eaters.
More meat, I say." Beau. & Fl.
8. (Naut.) At right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; — said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced. Square is often used in self-explaining compounds or combination, as in square-built, square-cornered, square-cut, square-nosed, etc. Square foot, an area equal to that of a square the sides of which are twelwe inches; 144 square inches. - - Square knot, a knot in which the terminal and standing parts are parallel to each other; a reef knot. See Illust. under Knot. — Square measure, the measure of a superficies or surface which depends on the length and breadth taken conjointly. The units of square measure are squares whose sides are the linear measures; as square inches, square feet, square meters, etc. — Square number. See square, n. , 6. — Square root of a number or quantity (Math.), that number or quantity which, multiplied by itself produces the given number or quantity. — Square sail (Naut.), a four-sided sail extended upon a yard suspended by the middle; sometimes, the foresail of a schooner set upon a yard; also a cutter’s or sloop’s sail boomed out. See Illust. of Sail. — Square stern (Naut.), a stern having a transom and joining the counter timbers at an angle, as distinguished from a round stern, which has no transom. — Three-square, Five- square, etc., having three, five, etc., equal sides; as a three-square file. — To get square with, to get even with; to pay off. [Colloq.]
Square, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Squared p. pr. & vb. n. Squaring.] [Cf. OF. escarrer, esquarrer. See Square, n. ]
1. To form with four sides and four right angles. Spenser.
2. To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces; as to square mason’s work.
3. To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard. Shak.
4. To adjust; to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit; as to square our actions by the opinions of others.
"Square my trial
To my proportioned strength." Milton.
5. To make even, so as leave no remainder of difference; to balance; as to square accounts.
6. (Math.) To multiply by itself; as to square a number or a quantity.
7. (Astrol.) To hold a quartile position respecting.
"The icy Goat and Crab that square the Scales." Creech.
8. (Naut.) To place at right angles with the keel; as to square the yards. To square one’s shoulders, to raise the shoulders so as to give them a square appearance, — a movement expressing contempt or dislike. Sir W. Scott. — To square the circle (Math.), to determine the exact contents of a circle in square measure. The solution of this famous problem is now generally admitted to be impossible.
Square-toes
Square´-toes, n. A precise person; — used contemptuously or jocularly. Thackeray.
Squash, n. [Cf. Musquash.] (Zoöl.) An American animal allied to the weasel. [Obs.] Goldsmith.
Squash, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Squashed p. pr. & vb. n. Squashing.] [OE. squashen, OF. escachier, esquachier, to squash, to crush, F. ecacher, perhaps from (assumed) LL. excoacticare, fr. L. ex + coactare to constrain, from cogere, coactum, to compel. Cf. Cogent, Squat, v. i.] To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.
Squashiness
Squash´i•ness, n. The quality or state of being squashy, or soft.
Squat, n. (Zoöl.) The angel fish ( Squatina angelus).
Squat, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Squatted; p. pr. & vb. n. Squatting.] [OE. squatten to crush, OF. esquater, esquatir (cf. It. quatto squat, cowering), perhaps fr. L. ex + coactus, p. p. cogere to drive or urge together. See Cogent, Squash, v. t.]
1. To sit down upon the hams or heels; as the savages squatted near the fire.
2. To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit.
3. To settle on another’s land without title; also to settle on common or public lands.
Squaterole
Squat´er•ole, n. (Zoöl.) The black-bellied plover.
Squatter
Squat´ter, n.
1. One who squats; specifically, one who settles unlawfully upon land without a title. In the United States and Australia the term is sometimes applied also to a person who settles lawfully upon government land under permission and restrictions, before acquiring title.
"In such a tract, squatters and trespassers were tolerated to an extent now unknown." Macaulay.
2. (Zoöl.) See Squat snipe, under Squat. Squatter sovereignty, the right claimed by the squatters, or actual residents, of a Territory of the United States to make their own laws. [Local, U.S.] Bartlett.
Squaw, n. [Massachusetts Indian squa, eshqua; Narragansett squâws; Delaware ochqueu, and khqueu; used also in compound words (as the names of animals) in the sense of female.] A female; a woman; — in the language of Indian tribes of the Algonquin family, correlative of sannup. Old squaw. (Zoöl.) See under Old.
Squawk, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Squawked p. pr. & vb. n. Squawking.] [See Squeak.] To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly. Squawking thrush (Zoöl.), the missel turush; — so called from its note when alarmed. [Prov. Eng.]
Squawk, n.
1. Act of squawking; a harsh squeak.
2. (Zoöl.) The American night heron. See under Night. Squawk duck (Zoöl.), the bimaculate duck ( Anas glocitans). It has patches of reddish brown behind, and in front of, each eye. [Prov. Eng.]
Squawweed
Squaw´weed, n. (Bot.) The golden ragwort. See under Ragwort.
Squeak, v. i. [ imp.& p. p. Squaked p. pr. & vb. n. Squeaking.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf. Sw. sqväka to croak, Icel. skvakka to give a sound as of water shaken in a bottle.]
1. To utter a sharp, shrill cry, usually of short duration; to cry with an acute tone, as an animal; or, to make a sharp, disagreeable noise, as a pipe or quill, a wagon wheel, a door; to creak.
"Who can endure to hear one of the rough old Romans squeaking through the mouth of an eunuch?" Addison.
"Zoilus calls the companions of Ulysses the "squeaking pigs" of Homer." Pope.
2. To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or punishment; to speak; to confess. [Colloq.]
"If he be obstinate, put a civil question to him upon the rack, and he squeaks, I warrant him." Dryden.
Squeal, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Squealed p. pr. & vb. n. Squealing.] [Of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. sqväla, Norw. skvella. Cf. Squeak, Squall.]
1. To cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound, as certain animals do, indicating want, displeasure, or pain.
2. To turn informer; to betray a secret. [Slang]
Squeamish
Squeam´ish, a. [OE. squaimous, sweymous, probably from OE. sweem, swem, dizziness, a swimming in the head; cf. Icel. svemr a bustle, a stir, Norw. sveim a hovering about, a sickness that comes upon one, Icel. svimi a giddiness, AS. swimi. The word has been perhaps confused witrh qualmish. Cf. Swim to be dizzy.] Having a stomach that is easily or nauseated; hence, nice to excess in taste; fastidious; easily disgusted; apt to be offended at trifling improprieties.
"Quoth he, that honor’s very squeamish
That takes a basting for a blemish." Hudibras.
"His muse is rustic, and perhaps too plain
The men of squeamish taste to entertain." Southern.
"So ye grow squeamish, Gods, and sniff at heaven." M. Arnold.
Syn. — Fastidious; dainty; overnice; scrupulous. See Fastidious. — Squeam´ish•ly, adv. — Squeam´ish•ness, n.
Squeasy
Squea´sy, a. Queasy; nice; squeamish; fastidious; scrupulous. [Obs.] Bp. Earle.
Squeegee
Squee´gee, n. Same as Squilgee.
Squeegee
Squee´gee, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Squeegeed p. pr. & vb. n. Squeegeeing ] To smooth, press, or treat with a squeegee; to squilgee.
Squeeze, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Squeezed p. pr. & vb. n. Squeezing.] [OE. queisen, AS. cwesan, cwysan, cwisan, of uncertain origin. The s- was probably prefixed through the influence of squash, v.t.]
1. To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as to squeeze an orange with the fingers; to squeeze the hand in friendship.
2. Fig.: To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass; to crush.
"In a civil war, people must expect to be crushed and squeezed toward the burden." L’Estrange.
3. To force, or cause to pass, by compression; often with out, through, etc.; as to squeeze water through felt.
Syn. — To compress; hug; pinch; gripe; crowd.
Squeezing
Squeez´ing, n.
1. The act of pressing; compression; oppression.
2. pl. That which is forced out by pressure; dregs.
3. Same as Squeeze, n. , 2.
Squelch, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Squelched p. pr. & vb. n. Squelching.] [Cf. prov. E. quelch a blow, and quel to crush, to kill.] To quell; to crush; to silence or put down. [Colloq.]
"Oh ’t was your luck and mine to be squelched." Beau. & Fl.
"If you deceive us you will be squelched." Carlyle.
Squelch, n. A heavy fall, as of something flat; hence, also a crushing reply. [Colloq.] Hudibras.
Squelch, v. i. [Perh. imitative. Cf. Squelch.] To make a sound like that made by the feet of one walking in mud or slush; to make a kind of swashing sound; also to move with such a sound.
"He turned and strode to the fire, his boots squelching as he walked." P. L. Ford.
"A crazy old collier squelching along under squared yards." W. C. Russell.
Squib (skwib), n. [OE. squippen, swippen, to move swiftly, Icel. svipa to swoop, flash, dart, whip; akin to AS. swipian to whip, and E. swift, a. See Swift, a. ]
1. A little pipe, or hollow cylinder of paper, filled with powder or combustible matter, to be thrown into the air while burning, so as to burst there with a crack.
"Lampoons, like squibs, may make a present blaze." Waller.
"The making and selling of fireworks, and squibs … is punishable." Blackstone.
2. (Mining) A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
3. A sarcastic speech or publication; a petty lampoon; a brief, witty essay.
"Who copied his squibs, and reëchoed his jokes." Goldsmith.
4. A writer of lampoons. [Obs.]
"The squibs are those who in the common phrase of the world are called libelers, lampooners, and pamphleteers." Tatler.
5. A paltry fellow. [Obs.] Spenser.
Squib, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Squibbed p. pr. & vb. n. Squibbing.] To throw squibs; to utter sarcastic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute; as to squib a little debate. [Colloq.]
Squid (skwid), n. [Cf. Squirt.]
1. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of ten-armed cephalopods having a long, tapered body, and a caudal fin on each side; especially, any species of Loligo, Ommastrephes, and related genera. See Calamary, Decacerata, Dibranchiata. Some of these squids are very abundant on the Atlantic coast of North America, and are used in large quantities for bait, especially in the cod fishery. The most abundant of the American squids are the northern squid ( Ommastrephes illecebrosus), ranging from Southern New England to Newfoundland, and the southern squid ( Loligo Pealii), ranging from Virginia to Massachusetts.
2. A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a squid. Flying squid, Giant squid. (Zoöl.) See under Flying, and Giant. — Squid hound (Zoöl.), the striped bass.
Squier, n. A square. See 1st Squire. [Obs.]
"Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and a half by the squier." Shak. { Squi´er•ie, Squi´er•y },, n. [OF. escuiere. See Esquire.] A company of squires; the whole body of squires. This word is found in Tyrwhitt’s Chaucer, but is not in the modern editions.
Squiffy
Squif´fy, a. Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [Slang] Kipling.
Squiggle
Squig´gle, v. i. [Cf. Squirm, Wiggle.] To move about like an eel; to squirm. [Low, U.S.] Bartlett.
Squilgee
Squil´gee, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Squilgeed p. pr. & vb. n. Squilgeeing.] To swab, press, or treat with a squilgee; as to squilgee a vessel’s deck.
Squilla
Squil´la, n. ; pl. E. Squillas (#), L. Squillae (#). [L., a sea onion, also a prawn or shrimp. See Squill.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous stomapod crustaceans of the genus Squilla and allied genera. They make burrows in mud or beneath stones on the seashore. Called also mantis shrimp. See Illust. under Stomapoda.
Squillitic
Squill•it´ic, a. Of or pertaining to squills. [R.] "Squillitic vinegar." Holland. { Squin´ance, Squin´an•cy }, n. [F. esquinancie, OF. squinance, esquinance. See Quinsy.]
1. (Med.) The quinsy. See Quinsy. [Obs.]
2. (Bot.) A European perennial herb ( Asperula cynanchica) with narrowly linear whorled leaves; — formerly thought to cure the quinsy. Also called quincewort. Squinancy berries, black currants; — so called because used to cure the quinsy. Dr. Prior.
Squinsy
Squin´sy, n. (Med.) See Quinsy. [Obs.]
Squint, a. [Cf. D. schuinte a slope, schuin, schuinisch, sloping, oblique, schuins slopingly. Cf. Askant, Askance, Asquint.]
1. Looking obliquely. Specifically (Med.), not having the optic axes coincident; — said of the eyes. See Squint, n. , 2.
2. Fig.: Looking askance. "Squint suspicion." Milton.
Squint, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Squinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Squinting.]
1. To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a furtive glance.
"Some can squint when they will." Bacon.
2. (Med.) To have the axes of the eyes not coincident; — to be cross-eyed.
3. To deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
Squint, n.
1. The act or habit of squinting.
2. (Med.) A want of coincidence of the axes of the eyes; strabismus.
3. (Arch.) Same as Hagioscope.
Squinting
Squint´ing, a. & n. from Squint, v. — Squint´ing•ly, adv.
Squiralty
Squir´al•ty, n. Same as Squirarchy.
"That such weight and influence be put thereby into the hands of the squiralty of my kingdom." Sterne.
Squire, n. [OF. esquierre, F. equerre. See Square, n. ] A square; a measure; a rule. [Obs.] "With golden squire." Spenser.
Squire, n. [Aphetic form of esquire.]
1. A shield-bearer or armor- bearer who attended a knight.
2. A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above gentleman. See Esquire. [Eng.] "His privy knights and squires." Chaucer.
3. A male attendant on a great personage; also (Colloq.), a devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.
4. A title of office and courtesy. See under Esquire.
Squire, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. squired p. pr. & vb. n. squiring.]
1. To attend as a squire. Chaucer.
2. To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection; as to squire a lady. [Colloq.] Goldsmith.
Squirehood
Squire´hood, n. The rank or state of a squire; squireship. Swift.
Squirely
Squire´ly, a. & adv. Becoming a squire; like a squire.
Squirm, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Squirmed p. pr. & vb. n. Squirming.] [Cf. Swarm to climb a tree.] To twist about briskly with contorions like an eel or a worm; to wriggle; to writhe.
Squirrel
Squir´rel (skwer"rel or skwir"-; 277), n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. ecureuil, LL. squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr. si•oyros; skia• shade + o’yra• tail. Cf. Shine, v. i.]
1. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Sciurus and several allied genera of the family Sciuridae. Squirrels generally have a bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong hind legs. They are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species live in burrows. Among the common North American squirrels are the gray squirrel ( Scirius Carolinensis) and its black variety; the fox, or cat, sqirrel ( S. cinereus, or S. niger) which is a large species, and variable in color, the southern variety being frequently black, while the northern and western varieties are usually gray or rusty brown; the red squirrel (see Chickaree); the striped, or chipping, squirrel (see Chipmunk); and the California gray squirrel ( S. fossor). Several other species inhabit Mexico and Central America. The common European species ( Sciurus vulgaris) has a long tuft of hair on each ear. the so- called Australian squirrels are marsupials. See Petaurist, and Phalanger.
2. One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder. Barking squirrel (Zoöl.), the prairie dog. — Federation squirrel (Zoöl.), the striped gopher. See Gopher, 2. — Flying squirrel (Zoöl.). See Flying squirrel, in the Vocabulary. — Java squirrel (Zoöl.). See Jelerang. — Squirrel corn (Bot.), a North American herb ( Dicantra Canadensis) bearing little yellow tubers. — Squirrel cup (Bot.), the blossom of the Hepatica triloba, a low perennial herb with cup-shaped flowers varying from purplish blue to pink or even white. It is one of the earliest flowers of spring. — Squirrel fish (Zoöl.) (a) A sea bass ( Serranus fascicularis) of the Southern United States. (b) The sailor’s choice ( Diplodus rhomboides). (c) The redmouth, or grunt. (d) A market fish of Bermuda ( Holocentrum Ascensione). — Squirrel grass (Bot.), a pestiferous grass ( Hordeum murinum) related to barley. In California the stiffly awned spiklets work into the wool of sheep, and into the throat, flesh, and eyes of animals, sometimes even producing death. — Squirrel hake (Zoöl.), a common American hake ( Phycis tenuis); — called also white hake. — Squirrel hawk (Zoöl.), any rough-legged hawk; especially, the California species Archibuteo ferrugineus. — Squirrel monkey. (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several species of small, soft-haired South American monkeys of the genus Calithrix. They are noted for their graceful form and agility. See Teetee. (b) A marmoset. — Squirrel petaurus (Zoöl.), a flying phalanger of Australia. See Phalanger, Petaurist, and Flying phalanger under Flying. — Squirrel shrew (Zoöl.), any one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic insectivores of the genus Tupaia. They are allied to the shrews, but have a bushy tail, like that of a squirrel. — Squirrel-tail grass (Bot.), a grass ( Hordeum jubatum) found in salt marshes and along the Great Lakes, having a dense spike beset with long awns.
Squirt, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Squirted; p. pr. & vb. n. Squirting.] [Cf. LG. swirtjen to squirt, OSw. sqvätta, E. squander.] To drive or eject in a stream out of a narrow pipe or orifice; as to squirt water.
"The hard-featured miscreant coolly rolled his tobacco in his cheek, and squirted the juice into the fire grate." Sir W. Scott.Squirting cucumber. (Bot.) See Ecballium.
Squirt, n. (Hydrodynamics) The whole system of flow in the vicinity of a source.
Squiry
Squir´y, n. [See Squiery.] The body of squires, collectively considered; squirarchy. [Obs.]
"The flower of chivalry and squiry." Ld. Berbers.