crook
/kɹʊk/ sustantivo C1En español: doblez, curva, curvidad, torcedura
- A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure. · She held the baby in the crook of her arm.
- A bending of the knee; a genuflection.
- A bent or curved part; a curving piece or portion (of anything). · the crook of a cane
- A person who steals, lies, cheats, or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal; a scoundrel, scofflaw, lawbreaker, rogue, or miscreant.
- A specialized staff with a semi-circular bend (a "hook") at one end used by shepherds to control their herds.
- A bishop's standard staff of office.
- An artifice; a trick; a contrivance.
- A pothook.
Plural crooks
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“The famous scientific criminal, as famous among crooks as—”
The idea was at least worth testing; so with the help of Ames, who admitted me to the room, and the crook of Dr.
Sheep and shepherds, trees and crooks,
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