take a sight
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take a sight
verb takes a sight · taking a sight · took a sight · taken a sight
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Synonym of cock a snook (“perform disrespectful gesture with thumb against the nose”).
He put his thumb to his nose as he said this and (in familiar phrase) took a sight at me, winking one eye in the most confidential manner, and at the same time gently tapping his breeches pocket.
Similar: cock a snook
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title = {take a sight},
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year = {2026},
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