SQUIRRELLED
Verb
squirrelled
simple past tense and past participle of squirrel
Usage notes
Squirrelled (11 letters) is not typically used in North America, where squirreled (10 letters) is used instead.
Source: Wiktionary
SQUIRREL
Squir"rel ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel,
F. écureuil, LL. squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus,
Gr. si`oyros; skia` shade + o'yra` tail. Cf. Shine, v. i.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the
genus Sciurus and several allied genera of the famly Sciuridæ.
Squirrels generally have a bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong
hind legs. They are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many
species live in burrows.
Note: Among the common North American squirrels are the gray squirrel
(Scirius Carolinensis) and its black variety; the fox, or cat,
sqirrel (S. cinereus, or S. niger) which is a large species, and
variable in color, the southern variety being frequently black, while
the northern and western varieties are usually gray or rusty brown;
the red squirrel (see Chickaree); the striped, or chipping, squirrel
(see Chipmunk); and the California gray squirrel (S. fossor). Several
other species inhabit Mexico and Central America. The common European
species (Sciurus vulgaris) has a long tuft of hair on each ear. the
so-called Australian squirrels are marsupials. See Petaurist, and
Phalanger.
2. One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the
large cylinder. Barking squirrel (Zoöl.), the prairie dog.
– Federation squirrel (Zoöl.), the striped gopher. See Gopher, 2.
– Flying squirrel (Zoöl.). See Flying squirrel, in the Vocabulary.
– Java squirrel (Zoöl.). See Jelerang.
– Squirrel corn (Bot.), a North American herb (Dicantra Canadensis)
bearing little yellow tubers.
– Squirrel cup (Bot.), the blossom of the Hepatica triloba, a low
perennial herb with cup-shaped flowers varying from purplish blue to
pink or even white. It is one of the earliest flowers of spring.
– Squirrel fish (Zoöl.) (a) A sea bass (Serranus fascicularis) of
the Southern United States. (b) The sailor's choice (Diplodus
rhomboides). (c) The redmouth, or grunt. (d) A market fish of Bermuda
(Holocentrum Ascensione).
– Squirrel grass (Bot.), a pestiferous grass (Hordeum murinum)
related to barley. In California the stiffly awned spiklets work into
the wool of sheep, and into the throat, flesh, and eyes of animals,
sometimes even producing death.
– Squirrel hake (Zoöl.), a common American hake (Phycis tenuis); --
called also white hake.
– Squirrel hawk (Zoöl.), any rough-legged hawk; especially, the
California species Archibuteo ferrugineus.
– Squirrel monkey. (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several species of small,
soft-haired South American monkeys of the genus Calithrix. They are
noted for their graceful form and agility. See Teetee. (b) A
marmoset.
– Squirrel petaurus (Zoöl.), a flying phalanger of Australia. See
Phalanger, Petaurist, and Flying phalanger under Flying.
– Squirrel shrew (Zoöl.), any one of several species of East Indian
and Asiatic insectivores of the genus Tupaia. They are allied to the
shrews, but have a bushy tail, like that of a squirrel.
– Squirrel-tail grass (Bot.), a grass (Hordeum jubatum) found in
salt marshes and along the Great Lakes, having a dense spike beset
with long awns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition