scuncheon

American

[skuhn-chuhn] / ˈskʌn tʃən /

noun

Architecture.

sconcheon.

scuncheon British

/ ˈskʌntʃən /

noun

the inner part of a door jamb or window frame

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Etymology

Origin of scuncheon

C15: from Old French escoinson, from coin angle

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