absquatulate
to flee; abscond: The old prospector absquatulated with our picks and shovel.
Origin of absquatulate
1Other words from absquatulate
- ab·squat·u·lat·er, noun
- ab·squat·u·la·tion, noun
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How to use absquatulate in a sentence
When I told him, as an old soldier, that three trains might carry three thousand troops he absquatulated.
The Soul of Susan Yellam | Horace Annesley VachellThe vagabond had "absquatulated" with the whole of the joint-stock funds.
Buckskin Mose | Buckskin Mose“He has absquatulated, and taken the specie with him:” absconded is a more classical word.
But, as nothing is said of his finale, I rather think he absquatulated with the funds of the government.
The History of The Hen Fever | George P. BurnhamYou absquatulated, I presume; a levantular movement at midnight--ran away, hey?'
The Record of Nicholas Freydon | A. J. (Alec John) Dawson
British Dictionary definitions for absquatulate
/ (æbˈskwɒtjʊˌleɪt) /
(intr) to leave; decamp
Origin of absquatulate
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