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Squat (skw&obreve_;t), n. (Zoöl.) The angel fish (Squatina angelus).
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Squat, v. t. To bruise or make flat by a fall. [Obs.]
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Squat, n. 1. The posture of one that sits on his heels or hams, or close to the ground.
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2. A sudden or crushing fall. [Obs.] Herbert.
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3. (Mining) (a) A small vein of ore. (b) A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar. Halliwell. Woodward.
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Squat snipe (Zoöl.), the jacksnipe; -- called also squatter. [Local, U.S.]
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