3. (Mining) (a) A small vein of ore. (b) A mineral consisting of tin
ore and spar. Halliwell. Woodward.
Squat snipe (Zoöl.), the jacksnipe; -- called also squatter. [Local,
U.S.]
Squat"er*ole (?), n. (Zoöl.) The black-bellied plover.
Squat"ter (?), n. 1. One who squats; specifically, one who settles
unlawfully upon land without a title. In the United States and
Australia the term is sometimes applied also to a person who settles
lawfully upon government land under permission and restrictions, before
acquiring title.
In such a tract, squatters and trespassers were tolerated to an
extent now unknown.
Macaulay.