| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| asquint |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·squint |
| PRONUNCIATION: | -skw nt |
| ADVERB & ADJECTIVE: | With a sidelong glance. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English : a-, on; see a2 + -squint; akin to skwyn (in of skwyn, obliquely).
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