Squelch (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squelched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Squelching.] [Cf. prov. E. quelch a blow, and quel to crush, to kill.]
To quell; to crush; to silence or put down. [Colloq.]
Oh 't was your luck and mine to be squelched.
Beau. & Fl.
If you deceive us you will be squelched.
Carlyle.
Squelch, n. A heavy fall, as of something flat; hence, also, a crushing
reply. [Colloq.] Hudibras.
Sque*teague" (skw*tg"), n. [from the North American Indian name.]
(Zoöl.) An American sciænoid fish (Cynoscion regalis), abundant on the
Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a food fish. It
is of a bright silvery color, with iridescent reflections. Called also
weakfish, squitee, chickwit, and sea trout. The spotted squeteague (C.
nebulosus) of the Southern United States is a similar fish, but the
back and upper fins are spotted with black. It is called also spotted
weakfish, and, locally, sea trout, and sea salmon.
Squib (skwb), n. [OE. squippen, swippen, to move swiftly, Icel. svipa
to swoop, flash, dart, whip; akin to AS. swipian to whip, and E. swift,
a. See Swift, a.] 1. A little pipe, or hollow cylinder of paper, filled
with powder or combustible matter, to be thrown into the air while
burning, so as to burst there with a crack.
Lampoons, like squibs, may make a present blaze.
Waller.
The making and selling of fireworks, and squibs . . . is
punishable.
Blackstone.