First Known Use: 1835
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1squinch
verb \ˈskwinch\
Definition of SQUINCH
transitive verb
1
: to screw up (the eyes or face) : squint
2
a : to make more compact b : to cause to crouch down or draw together
intransitive verb
1
: flinch
2
: to crouch down or draw together
3
: squint
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Origin of SQUINCH
probably blend of squint and pinch
2squinch
noun
Definition of SQUINCH
: a support (as an arch, lintel, or corbeling) carried across the corner of a room under a superimposed mass
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Origin of SQUINCH
alteration of earlier scunch back part of the side of an opening
First Known Use: circa 1840
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