[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

squab \squab\ skwo^b, a. cf. dial. sw. sqvabb a soft and
   fat body, sqvabba a fat woman, icel. kvap jelly, jellylike
   things, and e. quab.
   1. fat; thick; plump; bulky.
      1913 webster

            nor the squab daughter nor the wife were nice.
                                                  --betterton.
      1913 webster

   2. unfledged; unfeathered; as, a squab pigeon. --king.
      1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

squab \squab\, n.
   1. zool. a nestling of a pigeon or other similar bird, esp.
      when very fat and not fully fledged.
      1913 webster

   2. a person of a short, fat figure.
      1913 webster

            gorgonious sits abdominous and wan,
            like a fat squab upon a chinese fan.  --cowper.
      1913 webster

   3. a thickly stuffed cushion; especially, one used for the
      seat of a sofa, couch, or chair; also, a sofa.
      1913 webster

            punching the squab of chairs and sofas. --dickens.
      1913 webster

            on her large squab you find her spread. --pope.
      1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

squab \squab\, adv. cf. dial. sw. sqvapp, a word imitative of a
   splash, and e. squab fat, unfledged.
   with a heavy fall; plump. vulgar
   1913 webster

         the eagle took the tortoise up into the air, and
         dropped him down, squab, upon a rock.    --l'estrange.
   1913 webster

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

squab \squab\, v. i.
   to fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke.
   obs.
   1913 webster

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

squab
     adj : short and fat syn: squabby
     n 1: flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh
          of a dove young squab may be broiled syn: dove
     2: a soft padded sofa
     3: an unfledged pigeon
see also:
squabby dove 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

92 moby thesaurus words for "squab":
   cornish hen, avifauna, baby bird, bear, bird, bird of jove,
   bird of juno, bird of minerva, bird of night, bird of passage,
   bird of prey, birdie, birdlife, birdy, broiler, cage bird, caille,
   canard, caneton, capon, chapon, chick, chicken, crowd, crush,
   cygnet, dindon, diving bird, dove, duck, duckling, dumpy, eagle,
   eaglet, faisan, fish-eating bird, fledgling, flightless bird, fowl,
   fruit-eating bird, fryer, fulmar, game bird, goose, grouse,
   guinea hen, insect-eating bird, jam, migrant, migratory bird,
   nestling, oie, oscine bird, owl, partridge, passerine bird,
   peacock, peafowl, peahen, perching bird, pheasant, pigeon,
   pigeonneau, poulet, push, quail, ratite, roaster, sea bird,
   seed-eating bird, shore bird, slop, songbird, squash, squeeze,
   squish, stewing chicken, storm petrel, stormy petrel, stubby,
   stumpy, swan, thick, thickset, turkey, volaille, wading bird,
   warbler, water bird, waterfowl, wild duck, wildfowl

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