askance vs boss-eyed

askance

adj
  • Turned to the side, especially of the eyes. 

adv
  • Sideways; obliquely. 

  • With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion. 

verb
  • To turn (one's eye or gaze) to the side. 

  • To look at (someone or something) with a sideways glance. 

boss-eyed

adj
  • Cross-eyed; squinting. 

  • Blind in one eye; having one injured eye. 

How often have the words askance and boss-eyed occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )