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Yes, squinch is playable

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"Squinch" Definition

noun

A structure, such as a section of vaulting or corbeling, set diagonally across the interior angle between two walls to provide a transition from a square to a polygonal or more nearly circular base on which to construct a dome.
A support (as an arch, lintel, or corbeling) carried across the corner of a room under a superimposed mass.

verb-transitive

To squeeze, twist, or draw together: squinched her eyes shut.

verb

To screw up (the eyes or face).
To make more compact.
To cause to crouch down or draw together.
To crouch down or draw together.

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