Overview of noun quail

The noun quail has 2 senses

• quail -- (flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised)


• quail -- (small gallinaceous game birds)

Overview of verb quail

The verb quail has 1 sense

• flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail -- (draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf")