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  • noun A brief visual inspection.

Etymologies

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look +‎ over

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Examples

  • Mrs. Vaega also related that she was present at one of the study periods held by Howell when Howell passed his personal AK-47 machinegun around for the group to handle and lookover.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Waco 2010

  • A mate of mine up in Washington D.C. suggested that I might like to join the Atlantarr Yelp! so I gave her a lookover and eventually decided to join up and participate.

    Why Yelp Works - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • Mrs. Vaega also related that she was present at one of the study periods held by Howell when Howell passed his personal AK-47 machinegun around for the group to handle and lookover.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Waco 2010

  • Once she wins that primary, she will not even lookover her shoulder to wave goodbye!

    Schneider: Same party, different cultures 2008

  • After giving me one slit-eyed lookover, nothing roused her, not even the power drill when I sank the two screws needed to secure the grate to the wall.

    Archive 2008-07-01 Will 2008

  • Friday, December 5, 2008 · 1. Snowflakes tickling my cheeks 2. Receiving packages in the mail 3. Getting an up-and-down lookover 4. Slush in the gutters in December 5. Sundried tomatoes

    Grace In Small Things: Part 13 of 365 2008

  • "After giving me one slit-eyed lookover" - that made me laugh.

    DesignerBlog Will 2008

  • After giving me one slit-eyed lookover, nothing roused her, not even the power drill when I sank the two screws needed to secure the grate to the wall.

    DesignerBlog Will 2008

  • While I spoke with Alvarez, Graf kept walking by the doorway to the office and gave me a lookover that I, as a twin, have gotten used to.

    Archive 2006-11-01 2006

  • Running a hand through his short blonde hair, he turned to give the yard and road a quick lookover before starting for the house.

    Greenmantle De Lint, Charles, 1951- 1985

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