skew

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SKEW, adverb Awry; obliquely. [See Askew.] SKEW, verb transitive 1. To look obliquely upon; to notice slightly. [Not in use.] 2. To shape or form in an oblique way. [Not in use.] SKEW, verb intransitive To walk obliquely.
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