verb To waste away; to fade, to wither. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
verb To daunt or frighten (someone).
verb To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful.
verb Of courage, faith, etc.: to slacken, to give way.
noun Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.