cross-eyed
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of cross-eyed
First recorded in 1785–95
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Vacationing in Chicago, a practical, small-town spinster discovers her landlord's corpse, scolds the police, shadows a cross eyed man, gets thrown downstairs and discovers the ingenious criminal.
From Time Magazine Archive
And it was no trick at all for him to look wall eyed one minute, cross eyed the next, and then straighten 'em out with a jerk of his head.
From Side-stepping with Shorty by Ford, Sewell
I think he was a Jona; anyway he was so cross eyed that if he'd aimed a gun at Berlin he would have shot an eye out of Constantinopel.
From Love Letters of a Rookie to Julie by Stone, Barney
If she meets a cross eyed person, she crosses her fingers and spits on them to break the bad spell.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration
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