squabby
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of squabby
Example Sentences
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The more I studied my squabby Neptunes the less I liked 'em; and Arion was a pure flaming shame atop of the unbalanced dolphins.
From Rewards and Fairies by Kipling, Rudyard
Dr. Owen Pugh defines the word as what is squabby, bulky.
From Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales by Owen, Elias
He was a little squabby man, but very broad, with a nervous twitting laugh, and in his manner he was extremely intimate and confidential.
From The Watchers A Novel by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
The more I studied my squabby Neptunes the less I liked ’em; and Arion was a pure flaming shame atop of the unbalanced dolphins.
From Rewards and Fairies by Kipling, Rudyard
"And a man sitting under the picture--a squat, squabby man with white hair and small eyes very bright?"
From The Watchers A Novel by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
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