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ˈsquailer Orig. s.w. dial. [f. prec.] A loaded stick, esp. used for throwing at small game or apples.1847 in Halliwell. 1879 Jefferies Amateur Poacher iii, For making a ‘squailer’ a tea-cup was the best mould. 1896 Westm. Gaz. 2 Dec. 2/1 We used to use squailers at Marlborough... You held your squai...
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▪ I. squail, n. (skweɪl) [Of doubtful origin: cf. squail v.2 and skayles.] 1. pl. The game of ninepins; skittles. s.w. dial.1847 in Halliwell (Somerset). 1883, 1888 in Hampshire and Somerset glossaries. 2. pl. A table-game in which counters or disks are propelled towards some mark by snapping. App. ...
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