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squab

noun

ˈskwäb

Definition of squab

as in couch

a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters at one point Robinson Crusoe tells of making a rough-hewn squab with the skins of animals he had killed

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Recent Examples of squab The squab is handled delicately to highlight its natural depth, while pistachio bavarois adds subtle richness, turnips and pickled daikon bring earth and acidity, and huckleberries echo the game with focused dark fruit. — Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026 The cookbook included meats from chicken and turkey to venison, rabbit and squab, while some families served possum, tongue or wild duck. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025 Other poultry dishes may include squab cooked in a wood-fire oven or on a grill. — Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 July 2025 This winter's menu features squab with wild rice, cranberry, beet, rosemary, goat cheese and red meadow sorrel. — Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for squab

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The woman had fallen into a pool and was passed out on a couch covering herself with a pillow, agents said.

— MEG KINNARD, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
In an ornate Italian Renaissance-style room, participants sit scattered across couches and cushions, cross-legged with their eyes closed.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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Inside, surveillance video showed two of the men entering the bedroom area, while another pointed a gun at a sofa in the living room, where a second victim was sitting, according to the affidavit.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
The Library, a private consultation room modeled on a Mayfair townhouse, is appointed with a leather Chesterfield sofa and Liberty of London textiles.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

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