s.w. dial. ? Obs. [? Related to QUEAL v.] Feeble, frail.
1794. Wolcot (P. Pindar), J. Ploughshares Royal Visit Exeter, Wks. 1816, III. 367. That he was weak, and ould, and squeal, And zeldom made a hearty meal. Ibid. (1795), Pindariana, Ibid. 336. Why should [he] be afraid of horns, Who married a poor squeal, starvd cat, for money?