Entry 7 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Squab

/(skwŏb)/ · IPA /ˈskwɑb/

01 a. Fat; thick; plump; bulky.

1.
Fat; thick; plump; bulky.
“Nor the squab daughter nor the wife were nice.” — Betterton.
2.
Unfledged; unfeathered; as, a squab pigeon.

02 n. A nestling of a pigeon or other similar bird, esp. when very fat and not fully fledged.

1.
A nestling of a pigeon or other similar bird, esp. when very fat and not fully fledged.(Zool.)
2.
A person of a short, fat figure.
“Gorgonious sits abdominous and wan, Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan.” — Cowper.
3.
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.” — Dickens.

“On her large squab you find her spread.” — Pope.

03 adv. With a heavy fall; plump.

1.
With a heavy fall; plump.[Vulgar]
“The eagle took the tortoise up into the air, and dropped him down, squab, upon a rock.” — L'Estrange.

04 v. i. To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke.

1.
To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke.[Obs.]