crook
crook definition
crook (kro̵ok)
noun
- a hooked, bent, or curved thing or part; hook
- a shepherd's staff, with a hook at one end
- a bishop's staff resembling this; crosier
- a bending or being bent
- a bend or curve
- ☆ Informal a person who steals or cheats; swindler or thief
Etymology: ME crok < ON krōkr, var. of krākr, a bending, hook, bay: for IE base see cradle
intransitive verb
to bend or curve
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