Word Meanings - SQUABASH - Book Publishers vocabulary database

To crush; to quash; to squash. Sir W. Scott.

QUASHEE
A negro of the West Indies.
SCOTTICIZE
To cause to become like the Scotch; to make Scottish.
CRUSH
LL. cruscire, prob. of Ger. origin, from a derivative of the word seen in Goth. kruistan to gnash; akin to Sw. krysta to squeeze, Dan. 1. To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of
SCOTTISH
Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect.
CRUSHER
One who, or that which, crushes. Crusher gauge, an instrument for measuring the explosive force of gunpowder, etc., by its effect in compressing a piece of metal.
SQUASHER
One who, or that which, squashes.
SQUASHY
Easily squashed; soft.
QUASH
See SQUASH
SCOTTISH TERRIER
See TERRIER
SQUASHINESS
The quality or state of being squashy, or soft.
SCOTTERING
The burning of a wad of pease straw at the end of harvest.
SQUASH
An American animal allied to the weasel. Goldsmith.
SCOTTICISM
An idiom, or mode of expression, peculiar to Scotland or Scotchmen. That, in short, in which the Scotticism of Scotsmen most intimately consists, is the habit of emphasis. Masson.
CRUSHING
That crushes; overwhelming. "The blow must be quick and crushing." Macualay.
MUSQUASH
See HEMLOCK
MASCOT; MASCOTTE
A person who is supposed to bring good luck to the household to which he or she belongs; anything that brings good luck.
EGG SQUASH
A variety of squash with small egg-shaped fruit.