1781 F. Burney Let. May in (2003) IV. 340 The attorney General,—a most squat & squab looking man.
1797 R. Southey i. 9 Its fountain ornamented with a fine squab-faced figure of Fame.
1865 A. Smith ii Comical squab-faced deities in silver and bronze.
1889 C. Edwardes 103 Mostly its buildings are low, squab-shaped, and of sun-dried brick.