Main entry: quail
Definition: small gallinaceous game birds
Main entry: quail
Definition: flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
Main entry: cringe, wince, squinch, shrink, flinch, funk, quail, recoil
Definition: draw back, as with fear or pain
Usage: she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf