the angel fish (squatina angelus).-to sit down upon the hams or heels; as, the savages squatted near the fire.-to sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit.-to settle on another's land without title; also, to settle on common or public lands.-to bruise or make flat by a fall.-sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching.-short and thick, like the figure of an animal squatting.-the posture of one that sits on his heels or hams, or close to the ground.-a sudden or crushing fall.-a small vein of ore.-a mineral consisting of tin ore and spar.