Etymology

squinch

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Today it means: A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure, as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room. Full definition →

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squinch · noun1

Alteration of earlier scunch (“back part of the side of an opening”), short for scuncheon.

squinch · verb2

Uncertain. Probably blend of squint + pinch. Compare squink-eyed, variant of squint-eyed, so perhaps it is at least partly an altered form of squint.

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