| Crook (crook) |
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| n. | (kr***oocr]k) |
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| Crook |
| [OE.
crok; akin to Icel. kr***onac]kr hook, bend, SW.
krok, Dan. krog, OD. krooke; or cf. Gael.
crocan crook, hook, W. crwca crooked. Cf.
Crosier, Crotchet, Crutch, Encroach< |
A bend, turn, or curve; curvature;
flexure.
Any implement having a bent or crooked
end.
A pothook.
An artifice; trick; tricky device;
subterfuge.
A small tube, usually
curved, applied to a trumpet, horn, etc., to change its pitch or
key.
A person given to fraudulent
practices; an accomplice of thieves, forgers, etc.
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| Crook (crook) |
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| v. t. | (kr??k) |
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| Crook |
| [imp.
*** p. p. Crooked (kr??kt)] p. pr. *** vb.
n. Crooking.] [OE. croken] cf. Sw.
kr(?)ka, Dan. kr(?)ge. See Crook,
n.] |
To turn from a
straight line; to bend; to curve.
To turn from the path of rectitude; to
pervert; to misapply; to twist.
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To bend; to
curve; to wind; to have a curvature.
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