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单词 sken
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skenv.

Etymology: Of obscure origin: perhaps related to the stem of askance v.
dialect.
intransitive. To squint; to give a side-look; to glance.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (intransitive)] > look sideways
schule?c1225
to look asidec1230
bagge1369
gogglec1380
to look awryc1400
slizec1400
leer1530
to look askew1538
skew1570
gloat1576
to glance one's eye, look1590
squean1608
squinny1608
squint1610
sken1611
sleer1680
glime1684
skime1691
side-glance1799
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Bigle, skenning, squinting, looking askew, or nine waies at once.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Vuarlouque squinteyed, skenning, askew-looking.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 427/1 Squint Eyed, to sken or look awry.
1694 J. Crowne Married Beau Epil. Then on her Cullies she begins to Sken; She pats their Cheeks, and calls 'em—Pretty Men.
1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. 95 Sken, to squint.
1861 E. Waugh Birtle Carter's Tale 14 Skens a bit, lass!.. He skens ill enough to crack a lookin'-glass.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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