the verbal stem used in combs., in the sense ‘having the appearance of being squashed,’ as squash hat (cf. SQUASHED ppl. a.), nose.
1861. G. Meredith, Evan Harrington, vi. I don’t get took in again by a squash hat in a hurry.
1882. Stevenson, New Arab. Nts. (1884), 247. Admiring imbecility breathed from his squash nose and slobbering lips.
1900. Daily News, 30 June, 4/6. The million are going in for the broad-brimmed squash hat.
