Толковый словарь английского языка - quail
Quail
quail
I. noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin quaccula, of imitative origin Date: 14th century any of numerous small gallinaceous birds: as, an Old World migratory game bird (Coturnix coturnix), bobwhite , II. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch quelen Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. wither , decline , to give way ; falter , to recoil in dread or terror ; cower , transitive verb to make fearful, see: recoil
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1. n. (pl. same or quails) any small migratory bird of the genus Coturnix, with a short tail and allied to the partridge. Etymology: ME f. OF quaille f. med.L coacula (prob. imit.) 2. v.intr. flinch; be apprehensive with fear. Etymology: ME, of unkn. orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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