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scuncheon

[ skuhn-chuhn ]

noun

, Architecture.


scuncheon

/ ˈskʌntʃən /

noun

  1. the inner part of a door jamb or window frame
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scuncheon1

C15: from Old French escoinson, from coin angle

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