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quail1 /kwāl/ noun- A genus (Coturnix) of small birds of the partridge family
- In N America extended to various small game birds, such as the California quail (genus Lophortyx) and the bobwhite
- A whore (Shakespeare)
ORIGIN: OFr quaille; prob Gmc quailˈ-pipe noun - A whistle for luring quails into a net (also quailˈ-call)
- The throat (obsolete)
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