asquint

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

ASQUINT', adverb [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.
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