n. [ Massachusetts Indian squa, eshqua; Narragansett squâws; Delaware ochqueu, and khqueu; used also in compound words (as the names of animals) in the sense of female. ] A female; a woman, especially a married woman; a wife; -- in the language of Indian tribes of the Algonquin family, correlative of sannup. [ Considered offensive by some American indians. ] [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Old squaw. (Zool.) See under Old. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A local name for the partridge berry; also, for the deerberry. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Squawked p. pr. & vb. n. Squawking. ] [ See Squeak. ] To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Squawking thrush (Zool.), the missel turush; -- so called from its note when alarmed. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Act of squawking; a harsh squeak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The American night heron. See under Night. [ 1913 Webster ]

Squawk duck (Zool.), the bimaculate duck (Anas glocitans). It has patches of reddish brown behind, and in front of, each eye. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. See Squall. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A white man who has married an Indian squaw; sometimes, one who has gained tribal rights by such a marriage; -- often a term of contempt. [ Western U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Bot.) A scaly parasitic plant (Conopholis Americana) found in oak woods in the United States; -- called also cancer root. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Bot.) The partridge berry (Mitchella repens). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Bot.) The golden ragwort. See under Ragwort. [ 1913 Webster ]