squint-holen.
(See quots.)
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > communicating with outside or air > for the admission of light or air > in a barn
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1889 W. Rye Cromer 111 A hagioscope or squint-hole.
1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester 149 Squint-holes, the long slits in the walls of barns to admit light and air.
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