3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Squat  \Squat\,  n. 
  1.  The  posture  of  one  that  sits  on  his  heels  or  hams,  or 
  close  to  the  ground. 
 
  2.  A  sudden  or  crushing  fall.  [Obs.]  --erbert. 
 
  3.  (Mining) 
  a  A  small  vein  of  ore. 
  b  A  mineral  consisting  of  tin  ore  and  spar.  --Halliwell. 
  Woodward. 
 
  {Squat  snipe}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  jacksnipe;  --  called  also 
  {squatter}.  [Local,  U.S.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Squatter  \Squat"ter\,  n. 
  1.  One  who  squats;  specifically,  one  who  settles  unlawfully 
  upon  land  without  a  title.  In  the  United  States  and 
  Australia  the  term  is  sometimes  applied  also  to  a  person 
  who  settles  lawfully  upon  government  land  under  permission 
  and  restrictions,  before  acquiring  title. 
 
  In  such  a  tract,  squatters  and  trespassers  were 
  tolerated  to  an  extent  now  unknown.  --Macaulay. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  See  {Squat  snipe},  under  {Squat}. 
 
  {Squatter  sovereignty},  the  right  claimed  by  the  squatters, 
  or  actual  residents,  of  a  Territory  of  the  United  States 
  to  make  their  own  laws.  [Local,  U.S.]  --Bartlett. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  squatter 
  n  1:  someone  who  settles  lawfully  on  government  land  with  the 
  intent  to  acquire  title  to  to  it  [syn:  {homesteader},  {nester}] 
  2:  someone  who  settles  on  land  without  right  or  title 

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