squinny

squinny

Those who had equipped themselves with a price list were forced into the crude necessity of asking the drinkers to move so as to get some distance on the martyrs or to squinny at the numbered labels.


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  • squinny — I. verb (squinnied; squinnying) Etymology: probably from obsolete English squin asquint, from Middle English skuin Date: 1605 squint II. noun Date: circa 1881 squint • squinny adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • squinny — I. ˈskwinē verb ( ed/ ing/ es) Etymology: probably from obsolete English squin asquint (from Middle English skuin) + English y (diminutive suffix) : squint II …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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] * * * …   Universalium

  • squinny — Noun. One who moans or complains. Portsmouth use …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • squinny — squin·ny …   English syllables

  • squinny — squin•ny [[t]ˈskwɪn i[/t]] v. nied, ny•ing, 1) to squint 2) a squint • Etymology: 1595–1605; perh. squin (< D schuin oblique) …   From formal English to slang

  • squinny-eyed — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Stephen Quinn — Football player infobox playername = Stephen Quinn fullname = Stephen Quinn nickname = Mini Quinny; Squinny; Biscuit dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|4|4 cityofbirth = Clondalkin countryofbirth = Republic of Ireland height = height|m=1.68… …   Wikipedia

  • look — v 1. see, visualize, behold, notice, take in; bend the eye, cock the eye, fix the eye, fix one s gaze, focus, rivet one s eyes; regard, study, inspect, take stock of; examine, contemplate, pore over, Rare. perlustrate; review, check out, overlook …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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