squinny

squinny
/skwin"ee/, v., squinnied, squinnying, n., pl. squinnies.
v.i.
1. to squint.
n.
2. a squint.
[1595-1605; perh. equiv. to squin- ( < D schuin oblique, aslant) + -y EYE]

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