— absquatulater , n. — absquatulation , n.
/ab skwoch"euh layt'/ , v.i. , absquatulated, absquatulating . Slang.
to flee; abscond: The old prospector absquatulated with our picks and shovel.
[ 1820-30; pseudo-Latinism, from AB-, SQUAT, and -ulate, paralleling Latin-derived words with initial ABS- (e.g., ABSCOND, ABSTENTION) and final -tulate (e.g., CONGRATULATE) ]