Squint

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mid 16th century (in the sense ‘squinting’, as in squint-eyed): shortening of asquint.


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Derived from asquint(“obliquely, with a sidelong glance”).


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squint (adj.)

1570s, "looking different ways; looking obliquely," shortened form of asquint (adv.). Meaning "looking indirectly" is from 1610s.




squint (v.)

1590s, from squint (adj.). Related: Squinted; squinting.




squint (n.)

"non-coincidence of the optic axes," 1650s, from squint (adj.). Meaning "sidelong glance" is from 1660s.