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English to English noun
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flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised |  | source: wordnet30
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small gallinaceous game birds | | source: wordnet30
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Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (C. communis), the rain quail (C. Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (C. pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis). | | source: webster1913 verb
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draw back, as with fear or pain | | Example: she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
source: wordnet30
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To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade. | | source: webster1913
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To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue. | | source: webster1913
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To curdle; to coagulate, as milk. | | source: webster1913
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