QUAIGH; QUAICH
Quaigh, Quaich, n. Etym: [Gael.cuach. Cf. Quaff.]
Defn: A small shallow cup or drinking vessel. [Scot.] [Written also quegh.]
QUAIL Quail, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Qualled; p. pr. & vb. n. Qualling.] Etym: [AS.cwelan to die, perish; akin to cwalu violent death, D. kwaal pain, G. qual torment, OHG. quelan to suffer torment, Lith. gelti to hurt, gela pain. Cf. Quell.]
1. To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. To become quelled; to become cast down; to sink under trial or apprehension of danger; to lose the spirit and power of resistance; to lose heart; to give way; to shrink; to cower. The atheist power shall quail, and confess his fears. I. Taylor. Stouter hearts than a woman's have quailed in this terrible winter. Longfellow.
Syn.
— to cower; flinch; shrink; quake; tremble; blench; succumb; yield.
QUAIL
Quail, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Quell.]
Defn: To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue. [Obs.] Spenser.
QUAIL
Quail, v. i. Etym: [OF. coaillier, F. cailler, from L. coagulare. See
Coagulate.]
Defn: To curdle; to coagulate, as milk. [Obs.] Holland.