Syn. -- To dispute; contend; scuffle; wrangle; quarrel; struggle.
Squab"ble, v. t. (Print.) To disarrange, so that the letters or lines
stand awry or are mixed and need careful readjustment; -- said of type
that has been set up.
Squab"ble, n. A scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl.
Squab"bler (?), n. One who squabbles; a contentious person; a brawler.
Squab"by (?), a. Short and thick; suqabbish.
Squab"-chick` (?), n. (Zoöl.) A young chicken before it is fully
fledged. [Prov. Eng.]
Squac"co (?), n.; pl. Squaccos (&?;). (Zoöl.) A heron (Ardea comata)
found in Asia, Northern Africa, and Southern Europe.
Squad (?), n. [F. escouade, fr. Sp. escuadra, or It. squadra, (assumed)
LL. exquadrare to square; L. ex + quadra a square. See Square.] 1.
(Mil.) A small party of men assembled for drill, inspection, or other
purposes.