SQUAIL
\skwˈe͡ɪl], \skwˈeɪl], \s_k_w_ˈeɪ_l]\
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skw[=a]l, n. a disc or counter used in the game of squails: (pl.) a parlour-game in which small discs are snapped from the edge of the table to a centre mark called the process: the game of ninepins.--v.i. to throw a stick, &c., at any object.--v.t. to pelt with sticks, &c.--n. SQUAIL'ER, a throwing-stick. [A variant of kail.]
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