\'skw*r(-*)l, 'skw*-r*l\ n [fr. Gk skiouros, fr. skia
shadow
+ oura tail] 1: any of various small or medium-sized rodents
(family Sciuridae) 2: damn fine eatin' (Southern US dialect).
A self-described "complete renaissance accountant," Jane Abbott graduated
from Kent State (home of the black squirrels)
in 1986 with the world's first and only dual major in Accounting and English
Literature. Hobbies include (at the moment) archery, music performance,
textile arts, and gardening. She lives in Cleveland with a husband
and four cats. As an accountant, she admires squirrels for their industriousness
and thrift (well, actually they hoard commodities, i.e. acorns, and then
loose track of their inventory and lose most of it to spoilage...never
mind).