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squat, squattle,
squat [ˈskwatl]
v. To squat.
 
squattle
v. To lie low, nestle, lie squat, sprawl.
squarthry, squath$ry, squather, squather, squathr$y, squathry, squatter, squatterie, squattery,
squatter [ˈskwatər]
n. A spluttering, fluttering noise. A great splashing. A large number of small creatures or objects. A disorderly confused crowd.
v. To flutter in water like a duck. To flounder or flap about in mud or water, To scatter about, squander, act with profusion.
 
squattery
n. A large number of small creatures or objects. A disorderly confused crowd.
squaek, squaik, squeak, squeik, squeyk,
squeak [skwik]
n. A squeak.
v. To squeak.
skwyle, squeal, squeyl, squile, squyle,
squeal [skwil, MN. skwəil]
n. An outcry, uproar, quarrel. An informer, a tell-tale.
v. To squeal. To grumble, scold.
skweeb, skweib, squb, squeeb, squeib,
squeeb [skwib]
n. A squib, a firework, a banger. A mean, scrounging, insignificant person.
squeef, squeif,
squeef [skwif]
n. SW. A shabby looking mean, disreputable character. S. A mischievous boy.
skwunt, squaint, squent, squinie, squinitie, squinnie, squinny, squint, squintie, squinty, squinty, squiny, squnt, squunt, swaint, swint,
squint [skwɪnt, skwʌnt, skwɛnt]
n. A squint. An angle, slanting position, inclination.
dim. squintie [skwɪn(t)e etc.] A kind of bonnet worn by women. A sidelong glance.
adj. Off the straight, set at a slant, awry, oblique. Also squinty
squirl,
squirl [skwɪrl]
n. An ornamental flourish at the end of a letter in writing. A piece of trimming.
scurell, skwurrel, skwurrl, squirrel, squurrel,
squirrel [ˈskwʌrl]
n. A squirrel.
 
See ferret also.
staag, staug,
staag [I.Sh. staːg]
v. To walk in a slow lazy manner, to roam, saunter, stroll.

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