asquint
[ uh-skwint ]
/ əˈskwɪnt /
adverb, adjective
with an oblique glance or squint; askance; slyly; dubiously.
Origin of asquint
Words nearby asquint
asplanchnic,
asplenia,
asplenium,
asprawl,
aspro,
asquint,
asquith,
asr,
asrama,
ass,
ass in a sling, have one's
Example sentences from the Web for asquint
But I know that Providence looketh not asquint, but looketh straight out, and through all men's darkness.
Letters of Samuel Rutherford |Samuel RutherfordHe,' indicating the sun, 'can only get at me asquint by that time, and I'm a match for him with my blue umbrella.
The Pillars of the House, Vol. I (of 2) |Charlotte M. Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for asquint
asquint
/ (əˈskwɪnt) /
adverb, adjective
(postpositive)
with a glance from the corner of the eye, esp a furtive one
Word Origin for asquint
C13: perhaps from Dutch
schuinte slant, of obscure origin