sklent

or sclent

[ sklent ]

noun

1. any slanting surface, as a slope.
2. a sideways or oblique movement.
3. a sideways glance.

verb (used without object)

1. to move or lie on a slant.
2. to deviate from a straight course.
3. to deviate from the truth; lie.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sklent¹

1505–15; earlier sklente (v.), variant of Middle English slenten to slant

Example Sentences

I gae a sklent wi my ee to Daniel Roy Macpherson, an he was leaned ower the back o the seat, and fan into a kink o laughing.

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