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crookle

verb

Etymology

Equivalent to crook (“to bend”) + -le (frequentative or diminutive suffix). Compare Dutch kreukelen, Low German krökeln.

  1. derived from *greg-✻
  2. inherited from *krōkaz✻
  3. inherited from *krōk✻
  4. inherited from *crōc✻ — “hook, bend, crook”
  5. inherited from croke
  6. suffixed as crookle — “crook + -le”

Definitions

  1. To bend

    To bend; to make crooked.

The neighborhood

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