1. (

• quail

) flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised ;

2. (

• quail ,

) small gallinaceous game birds ;

1. (

• flinch ,
• squinch ,
• funk ,
• cringe ,
• shrink ,
• wince ,
• recoil ,
• quail

) draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" ;