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asquint

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ASQUINT

adv. [See Askance and Squint. ] 1. To the corner or angle of the eye; obliquely; towards one side; not in the straight line of vision; as, to look asquint.
2. Not with regard or due notice.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ASQUINT

A *squint ", adv. Etym: [Cf. Askant, Squint. ]

Defn: With the eye directed to one side; not in the straight line of vision; obliquely; awry, so as to see distortedly; as, to look asquint.

New American Oxford Dictionary

asquint

a squint |əˈskwint ˈæskwɪnt | ▶adverb & adjective with a glance to one side or from the corner of the eyes: [ as adv. ] : a woman looked asquint at me. ORIGIN Middle English: perhaps from a- 2 ‘on ’ + a Low German or Dutch word related to modern Dutch schuinte ‘slant. ’

Oxford Dictionary

asquint

asquint |əˈskwɪnt | ▶adverb & adjective with a glance to one side or from the corner of the eyes: [ as adv. ] : a woman looked asquint at me. ORIGIN Middle English: perhaps from a- 2 ‘on ’ + a Low German or Dutch word related to modern Dutch schuinte ‘slant ’.