/skwob/ , n. pl. squabs , ( esp. collectively for 1 ) squab , adj.
n.
1. a nestling pigeon, marketed when fully grown but still unfledged.
2. a short, stout person.
3. a thickly stuffed, soft cushion.
adj.
4. short and thick or broad.
5. (of a bird) unfledged or newly hatched.
[ 1630-40; prob. skvabb loose, fat flesh, skvabba fat woman, Norw skvabb soft wet mass ]