Skew \Skew\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Skewed; p. pr. & vb. n. Skewing.]

1. To walk obliquely; to go sidling; to lie or move obliquely.

Child, you must walk straight, without skewing. --L'Estrange.

2. To start aside; to shy, as a horse. [Prov. Eng.]

3. To look obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously. --Beau. & Fl.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)