Squad
Squad (skwod) , noun
[French escouade, from Sp. escuadra, or Italian squadra, (assumed) Late Latin exquadrare to square; Latin ex + quadra a square. See Square.]
1.
(Military) A small party of men assembled for drill, inspection, or other purposes.
2.
Hence, any small party.
Squad , noun
Sloppy mud. [Provincial English] — Tennyson