quail

Noun

• small gallinaceous game birds

• flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised

Verb

• draw back, as with fear or pain
  • she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  flinch , squinch , funk , cringe , shrink , wince , recoil