squailn.

Brit.

/skweɪl/, U.S.

/skweɪl/

Etymology: Of doubtful origin: compare squail v.² and skayles n.

1. plural. The game of ninepins; skittles. south-western dialect.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > ninepins or ten-pins > [noun]

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Dutch rubbers1801

long bowling1801

ten-pins1807

squails1847

ten-pin bowling1934

1847 in J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words (Somerset).

1883 , 1888 in Hampshire and Somerset glossaries.

a. plural. A table-game in which counters or disks are propelled towards some mark by snapping.Apparently introduced in 1857 by Mr. John Jaques, London.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > table game > tiddlywinks, etc. > [noun]

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tiddlywinks1889

winks1942

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > table game > tiddlywinks, etc. > [noun] > counter

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tiddlywink1891

1862 F. Pollock Remembrances (1887) II. 105 Drank tea with Faradays at Royal Institution, and played at squails.

1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 June 11 Squails, or some such frivolous game, often serves to banish ennui.

b. A disk or counter used in this game.

ΚΠ

1862 C. S. Calverley Verses & Transl. 16 Or anon..Urge towards the table's centre, With unerring hand, the squail.

1900 A. Upward Ebenezer Lobb 153 An overcoat..with a driver's cape, and eighteen buttons, the size of squails, down the front.

3. = squailer n. (See also squoyle n.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > [noun] > stick

squailer1847

squail1899

the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > [noun] > throwing missiles > a projectile > stick

squailer1847

squoyle1863

squail1899

1899 Outlook 7 Jan. 714/1.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† squailv.¹

Etymology: Imitative: compare squeal v.

Obsolete. rare.

intransitive. To make a shrill noise.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > sound shrill [verb (intransitive)] > make shrill sound

yellOE

pipec1275

treblec1425

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whine1874

whit1899

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whee1960

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. HHHiiii Nat syngyng in the nose as pygges, nor in the tethe as many women do, ne squaylyng as Maremaydes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

squailv.²

Forms: Also 1600s squayle, 1700s– squale, 1800s squoil, etc.

Etymology: Of obscure origin.

Chiefly dialect.

1. intransitive. To throw a (loaded) stick or similar missile (at some object).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > throw [verb (intransitive)] > throw a missile > a stick

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c1626 Dick of Devonshire (1955) 735 Not soe much as the leg of a Spanyard left to squayle at their owne Appletrees.

1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Squale, to throw a stick as at a cock.

1795 in M. E. Sandford T. Poole & his Friends (1888) I. 112 They happened to meet some men carrying a hen up the street with the intention of squalling [sic] at her.

1821 R. Southey Life (1849) I. 54 The boys were employed also to squail at the bannets.

1882 R. Jefferies Bevis II. v. 67 In the orchard Bevis and Mark squailed at the pears with short sticks.

1896 Westm. Gaz. 2 Dec. 2/1 The Marquis's gamekeepers did not love us, but we squailed in spite of them.

2. transitive. To strike or hit by throwing a stick or squailer.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > strike with specific thing [verb (transitive)] > strike with an object > with something thrown > with a stick

squail1844

1844 W. Barnes Poems Rural Life in Dorset Dial. 143 I squâil'd her, though; an' miade her run.

1884 Contemp. Rev. Mar. 343 They ‘squailed’ fowls—that is to say, they tied them to stakes and hurled cudgels at them..on Shrove Tuesday, for a treat.

3. To cast or throw. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > throw [verb (transitive)]

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elance1718

squail1876

tipple1887

bish1940

biff1941

slap1957

welly1986

1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta II. xlvi. 240 These easterly rains..come wi' might enough to squail a man into his grave.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

n.1847

v.¹1526

v.²c1626

单词	squail
释义	squailn. Brit. /skweɪl/, U.S. /skweɪl/ Etymology: Of doubtful origin: compare squail v.² and skayles n. 1. plural. The game of ninepins; skittles. south-western dialect. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > ninepins or ten-pins > [noun] kaylesc1325 skaylesa1566 ninepins1580 pin1580 skittles1634 kittle-pins1649 skayle-pins1656 nine pegs1675 four corners1730 Dutch pins1801 Dutch rubbers1801 long bowling1801 ten-pins1807 squails1847 ten-pin bowling1934 1847 in J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words (Somerset). 1883 , 1888 in Hampshire and Somerset glossaries. 2. a. plural. A table-game in which counters or disks are propelled towards some mark by snapping.Apparently introduced in 1857 by Mr. John Jaques, London. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > table game > tiddlywinks, etc. > [noun] squails1862 tiddlywinks1889 winks1942 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > table game > tiddlywinks, etc. > [noun] > counter squails1862 wink1890 tiddlywink1891 1862 F. Pollock Remembrances (1887) II. 105 Drank tea with Faradays at Royal Institution, and played at squails. 1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 June 11 Squails, or some such frivolous game, often serves to banish ennui. b. A disk or counter used in this game. ΚΠ 1862 C. S. Calverley Verses & Transl. 16 Or anon..Urge towards the table's centre, With unerring hand, the squail. 1900 A. Upward Ebenezer Lobb 153 An overcoat..with a driver's cape, and eighteen buttons, the size of squails, down the front. 3. = squailer n. (See also squoyle n.) ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > equipment > [noun] > stick squailer1847 squail1899 the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > [noun] > throwing missiles > a projectile > stick squailer1847 squoyle1863 squail1899 1899 Outlook 7 Jan. 714/1. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † squailv.¹ Etymology: Imitative: compare squeal v. Obsolete. rare. intransitive. To make a shrill noise. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > sound shrill [verb (intransitive)] > make shrill sound yellOE pipec1275 treblec1425 shrillc1440 squail1526 squeal1600 skirl1827 blat1846 whine1874 whit1899 zing1899 whee1960 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. HHHiiii Nat syngyng in the nose as pygges, nor in the tethe as many women do, ne squaylyng as Maremaydes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2021). squailv.² Forms: Also 1600s squayle, 1700s– squale, 1800s squoil, etc. Etymology: Of obscure origin. Chiefly dialect. 1. intransitive. To throw a (loaded) stick or similar missile (at some object). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > throw [verb (intransitive)] > throw a missile > a stick squailc1626 c1626 Dick of Devonshire (1955) 735 Not soe much as the leg of a Spanyard left to squayle at their owne Appletrees. 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Squale, to throw a stick as at a cock. 1795 in M. E. Sandford T. Poole & his Friends (1888) I. 112 They happened to meet some men carrying a hen up the street with the intention of squalling [sic] at her. 1821 R. Southey Life (1849) I. 54 The boys were employed also to squail at the bannets. 1882 R. Jefferies Bevis II. v. 67 In the orchard Bevis and Mark squailed at the pears with short sticks. 1896 Westm. Gaz. 2 Dec. 2/1 The Marquis's gamekeepers did not love us, but we squailed in spite of them. 2. transitive. To strike or hit by throwing a stick or squailer. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > strike with specific thing [verb (transitive)] > strike with an object > with something thrown > with a stick squail1844 1844 W. Barnes Poems Rural Life in Dorset Dial. 143 I squâil'd her, though; an' miade her run. 1884 Contemp. Rev. Mar. 343 They ‘squailed’ fowls—that is to say, they tied them to stakes and hurled cudgels at them..on Shrove Tuesday, for a treat. 3. To cast or throw. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > throw [verb (transitive)] warpc888 torvec1000 castc1230 slingc1290 forthcasta1300 throwc1300 lancec1330 hit1362 pitchc1380 slentc1380 glenta1400 launcha1400 routc1400 waltc1400 flingc1420 jeta1450 vire1487 ajet1490 hurl1563 toss1570 kest1590 picka1600 peck1611 jaculate1623 conject1625 elance1718 squail1876 tipple1887 bish1940 biff1941 slap1957 welly1986 1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta II. xlvi. 240 These easterly rains..come wi' might enough to squail a man into his grave. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1847v.¹1526v.²c1626
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