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Webster's 10th Collegiate is as ambiguous as it gets:
1 a : to examine or consider with attention and in detail : STUDY
b : to look over or through in a casual or cursory manner
2 : READ; especially : to read over in an attentive or leisurely manner
I think M-W is ahead of the curve on this; let's see what our old friend Michael Quinion has to say about it:
http://www.quinion.com/words/qa/qa-per1.htm
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted "Look-see" Bridget 11/21/00 08:01 AM Re: "Look-see" jmh 11/21/00 10:40 AM Re: "Look-see" tsuwm 11/21/00 01:54 PM Re: "Look-see" Bridget 11/21/00 02:10 PM Re: "Look-see" FishonaBike 11/23/00 04:13 PM Re: "Look-see" belMarduk 11/24/00 02:17 AM Re: "Look-see" tsuwm 11/24/00 03:23 AM Re: "Look-see" belMarduk 11/21/00 09:10 PM Re: "Look-see" tsuwm 11/22/00 05:09 AM Re: "Look-see" of troy 11/24/00 07:16 PM
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