▪ the flesh of young pigeon as food: "roast squab"
▪ a thick stuffed cushion, especially one covering the seat of a chair or sofa.
adjective
1. (of a person) short and fat:archaic"a squab, square-featured personage"
Word Originmid 17th century (in the sense ‘inexperienced person’): of unknown origin; compare with obsolete quab ‘shapeless thing’ and Swedish dialect skvabba ‘fat woman’.