Vocabulary : Squaw man to Squeak
Squaw man : A white man who has married an Indian squaw; sometimes, one who has gained tribal rights by such a marriage; -- often a term of contempt.
Squaw vine : The partridge berry (Mitchella repens).
Squawberry : A local name for the partridge berry; also, for the deerberry.
Squawk : To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly. ;; Act of squawking; a harsh squeak. ;; The American night heron. See under Night.
Squawked : of Squawk
Squawking : of Squawk
Squawl : See Squall.
Squawroot : A scaly parasitic plant (Conopholis Americana) found in oak woods in the United States; -- called also cancer root.
Squawweed : The golden ragwort. See under Ragwort.
Squeak : To utter a sharp, shrill cry, usually of short duration; to cry with an acute tone, as an animal; or, to make a sharp, disagreeable noise, as a pipe or quill, a wagon wheel, a door; to creak. ;; To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or punishment; to speak; to confess. ;; A sharp, shrill, disagreeable sound suddenly utered, either of the human voice or of any animal or instrument, such as is made by carriage wheels when dry, by the soles of leather shoes, or by a pipe or reed.
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