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crook knee

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  • crook — Bad, unpleasant or unsatisfactory: Things were crook on the land in the seventies. Crook means bad in a general sense, and also in more specific senses too: unwell or injured (a crook knee), and dishonest or illegal (he was accused of crook… …   Australian idioms

  • 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. [1913 Webster] Crook the pregnant hinges of the knee. Shak.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Knee-crooking — Knee crook ing, a. Obsequious; fawning; cringing. Knee crooking knave. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crook — [[t]kr ʊk[/t]] crooks, crooking, crooked 1) N COUNT A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal. [INFORMAL] The man is a crook and a liar... Donaldson was a petty crook with a string of previous offences. 2) N COUNT: usu sing, the N of n The… …   English dictionary

  • knee — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. joint, knee joint, kneecap, patella, crook, bend, hinge, ginglymus joint, articulation of the femur and the tibia; see also bone . • bring to one s knees, Syn. beat, force to submit, coerce; see defeat 1 , 2 …   English dictionary for students

  • crook rafter. — See knee rafter. * * * …   Universalium

  • knee rafter — 1. a rafter for maintaining the angle between a principal rafter and a tie or collar beam. 2. a rafter bent downward at the lower end. Also called crook rafter. [1670 80] * * * …   Universalium

  • crook — Synonyms and related words: Judas, L, Malacca cane, aberrancy, aberration, advocate, alpenstock, andiron, angle, angle off, apex, appropriate, arc, arch, arm, athletic supporter, back, backbone, backing, bad person, bandeau, baton, bear off,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • knee — Synonyms and related words: L, angle, ankle, apex, articulation, bayonet legs, bend, bifurcation, bight, boot, boundary, bowlegs, butt, calf, cant, cervix, chevron, clinch, closure, cnemis, coin, connecting link, connecting rod, connection,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • knee rafter — noun : a diagonal brace between a principal rafter and a tie beam * * * 1. a rafter for maintaining the angle between a principal rafter and a tie or collar beam. 2. a rafter bent downward at the lower end. Also called crook rafter. [1670 80] …   Useful english dictionary

  • crook rafter. — See knee rafter …   Useful english dictionary

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