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squab [skwɒb, Am skwɑ:b] N

squab

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The meat from older and wild pigeons is much tougher than squab, and requires a long period of stewing or roasting to tenderize. en.wikipedia.org

Other meats include squab, duck, chicken, mutton, venison, and turtle although venison and turtle meat are legally prohibited. en.wikipedia.org

For the first few days, the baby squab is tended and fed (through regurgitation) exclusively on crop milk (also called pigeon milk or pigeon's milk). en.wikipedia.org

There is also a theory that the name squab pie is short for squabble pie, as it stems from a disagreement over whether to have a meat or apple pie. en.wikipedia.org

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