Definition for QUAIL

QUAIL, v.i. [Fr. cailler; Sp. cuajar; Port. coalhar; It. quagliare, to curdle; W. caul, a calf's maw, rennet, chyle, a curd; ceulaw, to curdle. The sense is to contract.]

To curdle; to coagulate; as milk. – Bailey.

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