See Also: squirr(dictionary)

wad 1, noun (oh) and squirr (iou)


wad 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Perhaps from Dutch watte or French ouate 'wadding']
a thick pile of pieces of paper or thin material
wad of
::a wad of dollar bills
a thick soft mass of material that has been pressed together
wad of
::a wad of cotton wool

squirr (iou)



squirr verb trans. Now rare. E18.
[Var. of SKIRR verb.]
Throw (away) with a rapid whirling or skimming motion.