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 bustard quail bustard quail /ˈbʌstərd kweɪl/

noun

  1. Small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains  ( bustard quail , button quail , button-quail , hemipode )
    small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains


 James Branch Cabell James Branch Cabell /dʒeɪmz bræntʃ kəˈbɛl/

noun

  1. United States writer of satirical novels (1879-1958)  ( Cabell , James Branch Cabell )
    United States writer of satirical novels (1879-1958)


 featheredge featheredge /ˈfɛðərɛdʒ/

noun

  1. A thin tapering edge  ( featheredge )
    a thin tapering edge
     The artisan finished the wooden plank with a featheredge.
    The artisan finished the wooden plank with a featheredge.


 pignut pignut /ˈpɪgnʌt/

noun

  1. An American hickory tree having bitter nuts  ( black hickory , brown hickory , Carya glabra , pignut , pignut hickory )
    an American hickory tree having bitter nuts