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Meaning
Verb
●
To
waste away
; to
fade
, to wither.
●
To
daunt
or
frighten
(someone).
●
To
lose heart
or
courage
; to be
daunted
or fearful.
●
Of
courage
,
faith
, etc.: to
slacken
, to give way.
●
To
curdle
or
coagulate
, as
milk
does.
Noun
●
In Fowls & People:
Any of various small
game birds
of the
genera
Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.
●
The
meat
from this
bird
eaten
as food.
●
In Prostitution:
A prostitute.
Name
●
A
surname
from Scottish Gaelic.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
quail
English
quaille
Middle English (1100-1500)
quaille
Anglo-Norman
Sourced from
Etym
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Rhymes
Ale
Ail
Hale
Veil
Pail
Fail
Gale
Sale
Wail
Yale
Rail
Pale
Tail
Vale
Gail
Sail
Wale
Dale
Vail
Tale
Gaol
Bale
Bail
Dale
Male
Nail
Tael
Mail
Baal
Hale
Jail
Hail
Brail
Gayle
Quail
Scale
Swale
Spale
Drail
Whale
Stale
Frail
Skail
Shale
Dwale
Trail
Flail
Avail
Email
Asail
Grail
Snail
Aumail
Engaol
Impale
Rerail
Unveil
Derail
Squail
Regale
Faille
Empale
Inhale
Exhale
Retail
Bewail
Assail
Detail
Entail
Percale
Surveil
Travail
They'Ll
Braille
Curtail
Prevail
Orseille
Oversail
Paravail
Overveil
Resurveil
Grisaille
Thumbnail
Nonpareil
Pale Ale
Ginger Ale
Gunter'S Scale
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