Squash. a term loosely used, especially in the United States, for two or three kinds of Gourd (q.v.), including the pumpkin.
Squash.
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 9: Bound to Swansea, p. 665
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Squash. a term loosely used, especially in the United States, for two or three kinds of Gourd (q.v.), including the pumpkin.