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单词 asquint
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asquint

[ uh-skwint ]
/ əˈskwɪnt /

adverb, adjective

with an oblique glance or squint; askance; slyly; dubiously.

Origin of asquint

1200–50; Middle English, equivalent to a-a-1 + squint, of uncertain origin

Words nearby asquint

asplenium, sporting chance, a, asprawl, aspro, square meal, a, asquint, Asquith, ASR, asrama, as regards, ass
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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 Rutherford

  • He,' 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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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