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squint

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

1squint

adj \ˈskwint\

Definition of SQUINT

1
of an eye : looking or tending to look obliquely or askance (as with envy or disdain)
2
of the eyes : not having the visual axes parallel : crossed

Origin of SQUINT

Middle English asquint
First Known Use: 1579

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