squinch
1a small arch, corbeling, or the like, built across the interior angle between two walls, as in a square tower for supporting the side of a superimposed octagonal spire.
Origin of squinch
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Other definitions for squinch (2 of 2)
to contort (the features) or squint.
to squeeze together or contract.
to squeeze together or crouch down, as to fit into a smaller space.
Origin of squinch
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How to use squinch in a sentence
De squinch-owl done hush, en de win' done gone, en it look like de water done stop sneakin' en crawlin' und' de bank.
Mingo | Joel Chandler HarrisA squinch thrown across an arcade may be conjectured for strength were it not confuted by two buttresses on the outside.
Guernsey Pictorial Directory and Stranger's Guide | Thomas BellamyAnd Cappy shook his head emphatically several times like a squinch-owl.
Cappy Ricks Retires | Peter B. KyneBusiness was business with Mr. squinch, and social calls should be discouraged.
Young Wallingford | George Randolph Chester“Suppose that we say twenty-five hundred,” resumed Mr. squinch.
Young Wallingford | George Randolph Chester
British Dictionary definitions for squinch
/ (skwɪntʃ) /
a small arch, corbelling, etc, across an internal corner of a tower, used to support a superstructure such as a spire: Also called: squinch arch
Origin of squinch
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