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leper's squint

leper's squint noun: a hagioscope.

Noun

leper's squint

  1. A hagioscope.

Origin of leper's squint

An allusion to the contagious disease of leprosy, which might make a person unwelcome inside the church.

Questions about leper's squint

What does leper's squint mean?
Leper's squint means a hagioscope.
What part of speech is leper's squint?
Leper's squint is a noun.

Words near leper's squint in the dictionary

  1. LePenism
  2. leper
  3. leper colonies
  4. leper colony
  5. leper's bell
  6. leper's squint
  7. Lepera
  8. Leperas
  9. leperdom
  10. lepered
  11. lepering

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