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Crook

speaker
speaker

Meaning

Noun

A
;
;
;
; a flexure.
A
of the
; a genuflection.
In People:
A
or
part; a
or
(of anything).
A
or
of hair.
A support
a
with a cross-beam
upon it; a
or
a
, a
, and a strut.
A
with a
(a "hook")
end used by
to control their herds.
A bishop's
of office.
An
; a
; a contrivance.
In Corruption, Crime & People:
A person who
,
,
or does other
or
things; a criminal.
A pothook.
In Music:
A small
, usually
,
to a
,
, etc; to change its
or key.

Verb

To
, or form into a hook.
In People:
To become
or hooked.
In People:
To
from the
of
; to
; to
; to twist.

Adj

In Australian English & New Zealand English:
Bad,
,
to standard.
In Australian English & New Zealand English:
Ill, sick.
In Australian English & New Zealand English:
Annoyed,
; upset.

Name

A
in County Durham, England.
A
in South Lakeland
, Cumbria, England.
A
in Logan County, Colorado, United States,
after George Crook
An
in Osage County, Missouri, United States, so
because of a local merchant's
(thus being
from
(thief)).
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

crook
English
arrow
croke
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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