adj. phr. (old).—Squinting (GROSE). Hence SWIVEL-EYE = a squint-eye; a BOSS-EYE (q.v.).
1865. DICKENS, Our Mutual Friend, II. xii. She found herself possessed of what is colloquially termed a SWIVEL EYE.
adj. phr. (old).—Squinting (GROSE). Hence SWIVEL-EYE = a squint-eye; a BOSS-EYE (q.v.).
1865. DICKENS, Our Mutual Friend, II. xii. She found herself possessed of what is colloquially termed a SWIVEL EYE.
