"looksee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: looksees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} looksee (plural looksees)
  1. Alternative form of look-see
    Brief inspection
    Sense id: en-looksee-en-noun-y8IHJ0QO
  2. Alternative form of look-see
    Lookout or scout
    Sense id: en-looksee-en-noun-TMLnlZiR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 78 11

Verb

Forms: looksees [present, singular, third-person], lookseeing [participle, present], looksaw [past], lookseen [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|looksees|lookseeing|looksaw|lookseen}} looksee (third-person singular simple present looksees, present participle lookseeing, simple past looksaw, past participle lookseen)
  1. Alternative form of look-see Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: look-see
    Sense id: en-looksee-en-verb-IdsPcWCw

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for looksee meaning in English (3.6kB)

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          "ref": "1960, The Spectator - Volume 204, page 165",
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