"quab" meaning in English

See quab in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kwɒb/ Forms: quabs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒb Head templates: {{en-noun}} quab (plural quabs)
  1. An unfledged bird.
    Sense id: en-quab-en-noun-LSMWgkgF
  2. (by extension) Something immature or unfinished. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-quab-en-noun-dnxn7gC~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /kwɒb/ Forms: quabs [present, singular, third-person], quabbing [participle, present], quabbed [participle, past], quabbed [past]
Rhymes: -ɒb Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} quab (third-person singular simple present quabs, present participle quabbing, simple past and past participle quabbed)
  1. Alternative form of quob Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: quob Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Birds
    Sense id: en-quab-en-verb-hFnhJp0t Disambiguation of Baby animals: 16 9 75 Disambiguation of Birds: 35 5 61 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 8 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 7 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
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    }
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        "An unfledged bird."
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        ]
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    },
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          "text": "You’ll take it well enough; a scholar's fancy,",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "Something immature or unfinished."
      ],
      "id": "en-quab-en-noun-dnxn7gC~",
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          "immature",
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        ],
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          "unfinished",
          "unfinished"
        ]
      ],
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        "(by extension) Something immature or unfinished."
      ],
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/kwɒb/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒb"
    }
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      "ipa": "/kwɒb/"
    },
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    "Rhymes:English/ɒb/1 syllable",
    "en:Baby animals",
    "en:Birds"
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        "An unfledged bird."
      ],
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        [
          "unfledged",
          "unfledged"
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        [
          "bird",
          "bird"
        ]
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          "roman": "A quab; ’tis nothing else, a very quab",
          "text": "You’ll take it well enough; a scholar's fancy,",
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        }
      ],
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        "Something immature or unfinished."
      ],
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          "immature",
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        ],
        [
          "unfinished",
          "unfinished"
        ]
      ],
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        "(by extension) Something immature or unfinished."
      ],
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        "broadly"
      ]
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    {
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    },
    {
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    }
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    },
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    }
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