Vocabulary : Squelching to Squiery
Squelching : of SquelchSquesy : Queasy; nice; squeamish; fastidious; scrupulous.
Squeteague : An American sciaenoid fish (Cynoscion regalis), abundant on the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a food fish. It is of a bright silvery color, with iridescent reflections. Called also weakfish, squitee, chickwit, and sea trout. The spotted squeteague (C. nebulosus) of the Southern United States is a similar fish, but the back and upper fins are spotted with black. It is called also spotted weakfish, and, locally, sea trout, and sea salmon.
Squib : A little pipe, or hollow cylinder of paper, filled with powder or combustible matter, to be thrown into the air while burning, so as to burst there with a crack. ;; A kind of slow match or safety fuse. ;; A sarcastic speech or publication; a petty lampoon; a brief, witty essay. ;; A writer of lampoons. ;; A paltry fellow. ;; To throw squibs; to utter sarcatic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute; as, to squib a little debate.
Squibbed : of Squib
