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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
askance /əˈskans, əˈskɑːns/ (also askant /-ˈskant, -ˈskɑːnt/)

▶adverb with a look of suspicion or disapproval.

– origin C15: of unknown origin.

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