quail

Example Sentences

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“Well,” she said, “it is hard all right, but there’s not much of it there. It’s not much bigger than a quail’s egg.”

From Literature

There was so much bobbing and grinning and nodding up and down, they looked like a covey of quails.

From Literature

They were caught using cage-type traps baited with venison and quail, a small game bird.

From BBC

Next, a little deep-fried quail leg, crisp and savory, like a miniature Southern Colonel’s specialty or Bill Gorton’s riverside treat, paired with a sharp aioli.

From Salon

Another hunting trip gone awry earned Cheney embarrassing headlines in 2006 when he accidentally shot and wounded a member of the party with a round of birdshot while quail hunting on a Texas ranch.

From Los Angeles Times