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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Crook \Crook\ (kr??k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crooked} (kr??kt);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Crooking}.] [OE. croken; cf. Sw. kr?ka, Dan.
kr?ge. See Crook, n.]
1. To turn from a straight line; to bend; to curve.
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Crook the pregnant hinges of the knee. --Shak.
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2. To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to
misapply; to twist. [Archaic]
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There is no one thing that crooks youth more than
such unlawfull games. --Ascham.
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What soever affairs pass such a man's hands, he
crooketh them to his own ends. --Bacon.
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