Squab
a.
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Fat; thick; plump; bulky.
Nor the squab daughter nor the wife were nice.
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Unfledged; unfeathered; as, a squab pigeon.
Squab
n.
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A nestling of a pigeon or other similar bird, esp. when very fat and not fully fledged. (Zool.)
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A person of a short, fat figure.
Gorgonious sits abdominous and wan,
Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan.
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A thickly stuffed cushion; especially, one used for the seat of a sofa, couch, or chair; also, a sofa.
Punching the squab of chairs and sofas.
On her large squab you find her spread.
Squab
adv.
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With a heavy fall; plump. [Vulgar]
The eagle took the tortoise up into the air, and dropped him down, squab, upon a rock.
Squab
v. i.
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To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke. [Obs.]