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Quab vs Quat - What's the difference?

quab | quat |

As nouns the difference between quab and quat

is that quab is an unfledged bird while quat is a pustule.

As a verb quat is

to satiate.

quab

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An unfledged bird.
  • (by extension) Something immature or unfinished.
    • (Ford)
    (Webster 1913)

    quat

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A pustule.
  • (chemistry) A quaternary ammonium cation.
  • (obsolete) An annoying, worthless person.
    • (Shakespeare)

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To satiate.
  • * 1757', , ''The Author'', Act II, Scene ii, '''1765 , ''The Dramatic Works , Volume 1, page 28,
    • Mrs. Cad. Well, come, begin and ?tart me, that I may come the ?ooner to quatting ——Hu?h ! here?s Si?ter ; what the deuce brought her !
    • Ye hae grown proud since ye quatted the begging. — Scottish proverb, said satirically.
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