Definition of crook

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Crook (n.) A bishop's staff of office. Cf. Pastoral staff.

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Bandy :: Bandy (a.) Bent; crooked; curved laterally, esp. with the convex side outward; as, a bandy leg..
Futtock :: Futtock (n.) One of the crooked timbers which are scarfed together to form the lower part of the compound rib of a vessel; one of the crooked transverse timbers passing across and over the keel.
Crooked :: Crooked (a.) False; dishonest; fraudulent; as, crooked dealings..
Curvirostral :: Curvirostral (a.) Having a crooked beak, as the crossbill..
Curvity :: Curvity (n.) The state of being curved; a bending in a regular form; crookedness.
Straightly :: Straightly (adv.) In a right line; not crookedly.
Scrabble :: Scrabble (v. t.) To make irregular, crooked, or unmeaning marks; to scribble; to scrawl..
Bend :: Bend (v. t.) To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to bend a bow; to bend the knee..
Meander :: Meander (n.) A winding, crooked, or involved course; as, the meanders of the veins and arteries..
Bent :: Bent (a. & p. p.) Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever..
Crooked :: Crooked (imp. & p. p.) of Croo.
Dachshund :: Dachshund (n.) One of a breed of small dogs with short crooked legs, and long body; -- called also badger dog. There are two kinds, the rough-haired and the smooth-haired..
Sheephook :: Sheephook (n.) A hook fastened to pole, by which shepherds lay hold on the legs or necks of their sheep; a shepherd's crook..
Golf :: Golf (n.) A game played with a small ball and a bat or club crooked at the lower end. He who drives the ball into each of a series of small holes in the ground and brings it into the last hole with the fewest strokes is the winner.
Turnspit :: Turnspit (n.) A small breed of dogs having a long body and short crooked legs. These dogs were formerly much used for turning a spit on which meat was roasting.
Crookack :: Crookack (a.) Hunched.
Twistical :: Twistical (a.) Crooked; tortuous; hence, perverse; unfair; dishonest..
Cammock :: Cammock (n.) A plant having long hard, crooked roots, the Ononis spinosa; -- called also rest-harrow. The Scandix Pecten-Veneris is also called cammock..
Crook :: Crook (n.) A bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure..
Cam :: Cam (a.) Crooked.
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