Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CROOK
CROOK, v.t. [Fr. crocher; Sw. kröka; Dan. kröger; W. crwcau, crocau.]
- To bend; to turn from a straight line; to make a curve or hook.
- To turn from rectitude; to pervert. – Bacon.
- To thwart. [Little used.]
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