quail

quail
I

n. a bevy, covey of quail

II

v. (d; intr.) ('to lose courage') to quail at, before (we quailed at the thought of getting lost in the forest)

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[kweɪl]
covey of quail
before (we quailed at the thought of getting lost in the forest)
(d; intr.) ('to lose courage') to quail at
a bevy

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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