All 5 Uses of
squall
in
Treasure Island
- "Take the Georges, Pew, and don't stand here squalling."†
Chpt 5 *
- Squalling was the word for it; Pew's anger rose so high at these objections till at last, his passion completely taking the upper hand, he struck at them right and left in his blindness and his stick sounded heavily on more than one.†
Chpt 5
- I believe the silly fellows must have thought they would break their shins over treasure as soon as they were landed, for they all came out of their sulks in a moment and gave a cheer that started the echo in a faraway hill and sent the birds once more flying and squalling round the anchorage.†
Chpt 13
- "Well, Silver," replied the doctor, "if that is so, I'll go one step further: look out for squalls when you find it."†
Chpt 30
- Add to this double apprehension the mystery that still hung over the behaviour of my friends, their unexplained desertion of the stockade, their inexplicable cession of the chart, or harder still to understand, the doctor's last warning to Silver, "Look out for squalls when you find it," and you will readily believe how little taste I found in my breakfast and with how uneasy a heart I set forth behind my captors on the quest for treasure.†
Chpt 31
Definition:
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(squall as in: a squall blew in) sudden strong winds; or a storm -- usually at sea or in the snow