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Definition of Squintingly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Squintingly
Literary usage of Squintingly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
"she scolded squintingly, "I '11 teach you how to look like a real girl!"
Very threateningly she raised herself to Copyright, 1913, by THB CENTURY Co. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1889)
"squintingly. This word occurs in the Rom. of the Rose, 292, explained by some
arrogantly. Tyrwhitt's explanation, here adopted, best suits the context ..."
3. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1857)
"squintingly. BAG-HARVEST, ». A harvest in which the men provide their own victuals,
which is commonly carried by them in bags for their daily support. Norf. ..."
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