to skew

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

To walk obliquely.--Todd.


Child, you must walk strait, without skiewing and shailing to every step you set.--L'Estrange.

Thus linked, sideling, skewing, filing as they could through the trees and brush, they soon emerged in the road.--Margaret, p. 27.

The sleds skewed, brushed, and bumped along.--Ibid.

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