squat

& s. [SQUAT, r.] A. As adjective : 1. Sitting on the hams or heels; cowering close to the ground. "Him there they found, Squat like a toad close at the ear of Eve." Milton: P. L., iv. 800. 2. Short, thick, dumpy, like the figure of one squatting. B. As substantive: I. Ordinary Language: *2. A sudden fall. 3818 "Bruises, squats , and falls, which often kill others, can bring little hurt to those that are temperate."- Herbert . II. Mining : 1. Tin ore, mixed with spar. 2. A small separate vein of ore.