spy, spie, spye

[O. Fr. espie.] [SPY, v.] 1. One who keeps a constant watch on the actions, movements, ., of others; one who secretly watches all that pa es. "As each is known to be a spy upon the rest, they all live in continual restraint."- Idler , No. 78. 2. Specif., one who is sent secretely into the camp, or territory of an enemy, to examine their works, ascertain their strength and intended movements, and report thereon to the proper authorities. A spy if caught is liable to capital punishment. "Sends he some spy , amidst these silent hours, To try yon camp, and watch the Trojan powers?" Pope: Homer's Iliad , x. 43. *3. The pilot of a ve el. 4. A glance, a look. "Each other's equall pui aunce envies, And through their iron sides with cruell spies Does seeke to perce." Spenser: F. Q. , I. ii. 17. IMG:content-0133.png:[blocks in formation] "Cornwall squab - pie, and Devon whitepot brings." King: Art of Cookery. *squab, v . i . [SQUAB, a.] To fall plump or flop. squa-bash', v . t . [Prob. a corrupt. of squash (q. v.).] To crush, to squash, to ruin. ( Colloq . or slang .) "Compared with the sarcastic irony which squabashes poor Mr. Nicholas Car lisle."-Intelligencer. *squa-băsh', subst. [SQUABASH, v.] A crushing, a squashing. "A squabash of the growing incumbrance of chivalrous novels."-London Morning Advertiser.