Definition for QUAIL

QUAIL, n. [It. quaglia; Fr. caille; Arm. coaill.]

A vague English popular name of certain gallinaceous birds. It is applied to more than twenty different species, and of more than one genus. Its application in New England varies within short distances, which is believed also to be the fact, in other parts of the United States.

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