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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
crook \crook\ (kr[oo^]k), n. [OE. crok; akin to Icel. kr[=o]kr
hook, bend, SW. krok, Dan. krog, OD. krooke; or cf. Gael.
crocan crook, hook, W. crwca crooked. Cf. Crosier,
Crotchet, Crutch, Encroach.]
1. A bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure.
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Through lanes, and crooks, and darkness. --Phaer.
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2. Any implement having a bent or crooked end. Especially:
(a) The staff used by a shepherd, the hook of which serves
to hold a runaway sheep.
(b) A bishop's staff of office. Cf. Pastoral staff.
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He left his crook, he left his flocks. --Prior.
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3. A pothook. "As black as the crook." --Sir W. Scott.
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4. An artifice; trick; tricky device; subterfuge.
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For all yuor brags, hooks, and crooks. --Cranmer.
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5. (Mus.) A small tube, usually curved, applied to a trumpet,
horn, etc., to change its pitch or key.
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6. A person given to fraudulent practices; an accomplice of
thieves, forgers, etc. [Cant, U.S.]
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By hook or by crook, in some way or other; by fair means or
foul.
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Crook \Crook\ (kr??k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crooked (kr??kt);
p. pr. & vb. n. Crooking.] [OE. croken; cf. Sw. kr?ka, Dan.
kr?ge. See Crook, n.]
1. To turn from a straight line; to bend; to curve.
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Crook the pregnant hinges of the knee. --Shak.
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2. To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to
misapply; to twist. [Archaic]
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There is no one thing that crooks youth more than
such unlawfull games. --Ascham.
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What soever affairs pass such a man's hands, he
crooketh them to his own ends. --Bacon.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Crook \Crook\, v. i.
To bend; to curve; to wind; to have a curvature. " The port .
. . crooketh like a bow." --Phaer.
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Their shoes and pattens are snouted, and piked more
than a finger long, crooking upwards. --Camden.
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4. U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) |
Crook -- U.S. County in Oregon
Population (2000): 19182
Housing Units (2000): 8264
Land area (2000): 2979.381699 sq. miles (7716.562847 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 8.032038 sq. miles (20.802882 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2987.413737 sq. miles (7737.365729 sq. km)
Located within: Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location: 44.212739 N, 120.534152 W
Headwords:
Crook
Crook, OR
Crook County
Crook County, OR
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5. U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) |
Crook -- U.S. County in Wyoming
Population (2000): 5887
Housing Units (2000): 2935
Land area (2000): 2858.590994 sq. miles (7403.716371 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 11.926740 sq. miles (30.890113 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2870.517734 sq. miles (7434.606484 sq. km)
Located within: Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56
Location: 44.561657 N, 104.638851 W
Headwords:
Crook
Crook, WY
Crook County
Crook County, WY
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6. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Crook, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
Population (2000): 128
Housing Units (2000): 80
Land area (2000): 0.129100 sq. miles (0.334367 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.129100 sq. miles (0.334367 sq. km)
FIPS code: 18640
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 40.858586 N, 102.801195 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 80726
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Crook, CO
Crook
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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