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Squinch

noun
1.
A small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire).
verb
1.
Crouch down.
2.
Draw back, as with fear or pain.  Synonyms: cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, wince.
3.
Cross one's eyes as if in strabismus.  Synonym: squint.





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"Squinch" Quotes from Famous Books



... the bosom of Abraham. I have a right to disapprove of my President if I feel like it, but I'll be shot if I'll let anybody else pick on him." And Cappy shook his head emphatically several times like a squinch-owl. ...
— Cappy Ricks Retires • Peter B. Kyne


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