squab

noun

A young, newly hatched, or unfledged pigeon.

noun

A soft, thick cushion, as for a couch.

noun

A couch.

adjective

Young and undeveloped; newly hatched or unfledged.

To fall plump; strike heavily; flap; flop. They watched the street, and beheld ladies in … short cloaks with hoods squabbing behind (known as cardinals).

To squeeze; knoek; beat.

So as to strike with a crash; with a heavy fall; plump.

To stuff thickly and catch through with thread at regular intervals, as a cushion.

Fat; short and stout; plump; bulky.