squail verb 2noun 1forms 3 verb2 •To throw anything about awkwardly or irregularly.December 28 1821, Robert Southey, letter VIII - Recollections of Corston Continued The boys were employed also to squail at the bannets •(historical) To throw weighted sticks at small animals, usually cockerels, played as a game. noun1 •A disc or counter used in the game of squails. formssquailed · squailing · squails