quab
Quab, n. Etym: [Cf. D. kwab eelpout, Dan. quabbe, G. quabbe, quappe, LG. quabbe a fat lump of flesh, and L. capito a kind of fish with a large head, fr. caput the head, also E. squab.] Defn: An unfledged bird; hence, something immature or unfinished. Ford. Quab, v. i. Defn: See Quob, v. i.