| squirt | To drive or eject in a stream out of a narrow pipe or orifice; as, to squirt water. "The hard-featured miscreant coolly rolled his tobacco in his cheek, and squirted the juice into the fire grate." (Sir W. Scott) Squirting cucumber. <botany> See Ecballium. Origin: Cf. LG. Swirtjen to squirt, OSw. Sqvatta, E. Squander. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| sea squirt | <zoology> An ascidian. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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