squinny
[verb]
Synonyms: squint, sken, squinch
[adjective]
Synonyms: thin, attenuate, reedy, slender, slight, slim, stalky, tenuous, twiggy

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squinny verb² intrans. ['skwɪni] M19.
[Origin unkn.]
Weep, cry; fret.

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squinny adjective¹. ['skwɪni] M18.
[Origin unkn.]
Very thin; lean, meagre; narrow. Earliest in squinny-gut.

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squinny verb¹, adjective², & noun. ['skwɪni] E17.
[Obscurely rel. to SQUINT verb.]
A. verb.
1. verb intrans. Squint, look askance; peer with partly closed eyes (at). E17.
■ F. Tuohy Officials on the balcony..began squinnying upwards into the sunlight.

2. verb trans. Direct (the eyes) obliquely; close (the eyes) up partly in a short-sighted manner. rare. E19.
b. adjective. Squinting; looking askance; peering. E19.

Comb.:
squinny-eyed adjective = squint-eyed s.v. SQUINT adjective.
C. noun. A squint; a glance, esp. with partly closed eyes. L19.

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