crook

crook
I. verb Date: 12th century transitive verb bend intransitive verb curve, wind II. noun Etymology: Middle English crok, from Old Norse krōkr hook Date: 13th century 1. an implement having a bent or hooked form: as a. pothook b. (1) a shepherd's staff (2) crosier 1 2. a part of something that is hook-shaped, curved, or bent <
the crook of an umbrella handle
> 3. bend, curve 4. a person who engages in fraudulent or criminal practices III. adjective Etymology: probably short for crooked Date: 1898 Australian & New Zealand not right: a. unsatisfactory b. dishonest, crooked c. irritable, angry — used especially in the phrase go crook d. ill, unwell

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