The Collaborative International Dictionary
Squail
Squail \Squail\ (skw[=a]l), v. i.
To throw sticks at cocks; to throw anything about awkwardly
or irregularly. [Prov. Eng.]
--Southey.
Wiktionary
squail
vb. (context intransitive English) To throw weighted sticks at small animals; to throw anything about awkwardly or irregularly.