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BrookedBrook Brook, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brooked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Brooking.] [OE. broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, digest, AS.
br?can; akin to D. gebruiken to use, OHG. pr?hhan, G.
brauchen, gebrauchen, Icel. br?ka, Goth. br?kjan, and L.
frui, to enjoy. Cf. Fruit, Broker.]
1. To use; to enjoy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. To bear; to endure; to put up with; to tolerate; as, young
men can not brook restraint. --Spenser.
Shall we, who could not brook one lord, Crouch to
the wicked ten? --Macaulay.
3. To deserve; to earn. [Obs.] --Sir J. Hawkins. CrookedCrooked Crook"ed (kr??k"?d), a.
1. Characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning;
bent; twisted; deformed. ``Crooked paths.' --Locke.
he is deformed, crooked, old, and sere. --Shak.
2. Not straightforward; deviating from rectitude; distorted
from the right.
They are a perverse and crooked generation. --Deut.
xxxii. 5.
3. False; dishonest; fraudulent; as, crooked dealings.
Crooked whisky, whisky on which the payment of duty has
been fraudulently evaded. [Slang, U.S.] --Barlett. Crooked whiskyWhisky Whis"ky, Whiskey Whis"key, n. [Ir. or Gael. uisge
water (perhaps akin to E. wash, water) in uisgebeatha
whiskey, properly, water of life. Cf. Usquebaugh.]
An intoxicating liquor distilled from grain, potatoes, etc.,
especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. In
the United States, whisky is generally distilled from maize,
rye, or wheat, but in Scotland and Ireland it is often made
from malted barley.
Bourbon whisky, corn whisky made in Bourbon County,
Kentucky.
Crooked whisky. See under Crooked.
Whisky Jack (Zo["o]l.), the Canada jay (Perisoreus
Canadensis). It is noted for its fearless and familiar
habits when it frequents the camps of lumbermen in the
winter season. Its color is dull grayish blue, lighter
beneath. Called also moose bird. Crooked whiskyCrooked Crook"ed (kr??k"?d), a.
1. Characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning;
bent; twisted; deformed. ``Crooked paths.' --Locke.
he is deformed, crooked, old, and sere. --Shak.
2. Not straightforward; deviating from rectitude; distorted
from the right.
They are a perverse and crooked generation. --Deut.
xxxii. 5.
3. False; dishonest; fraudulent; as, crooked dealings.
Crooked whisky, whisky on which the payment of duty has
been fraudulently evaded. [Slang, U.S.] --Barlett. Crookedly
Crookedly Crook"ed*ly, adv.
In a curved or crooked manner; in a perverse or untoward
manner.
Crookedness
Crookedness Crook"ed*ness, n.
The condition or quality of being crooked; hence, deformity
of body or of mind; deviation from moral rectitude;
perverseness.
Crookes layerCrookes space Crookes space (kr[oo^]ks). [After Sir William
Crookes, English chemist, who first described it.] (Physics)
The dark space within the negative-pole glow at the cathode
of a vacuum tube, observed only when the pressure is low
enough to give a striated discharge; -- called also Crookes
layer. Crookes spaceCrookes space Crookes space (kr[oo^]ks). [After Sir William
Crookes, English chemist, who first described it.] (Physics)
The dark space within the negative-pole glow at the cathode
of a vacuum tube, observed only when the pressure is low
enough to give a striated discharge; -- called also Crookes
layer. Crookes tube
Crookes tube Crookes" tube` (kr??ks" t?b`). (Phys.)
A vacuum tube in which the exhaustion is carried to a very
high degree, with the production of a distinct class of
effects; -- so called from W. Crookes who introduced it.
RookedRook Rook, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Rooked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Rooking.]
To cheat; to defraud by cheating. ``A band of rooking
officials.' --Milton. RookeriesRookery Rook"er*y, n.; pl. Rookeries.
1. The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds
themselves. --Tennyson.
2. A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons,
penguins, etc.
3. The breeding ground of seals, esp. of the fur seals.
4. A dilapidated building with many rooms and occupants; a
cluster of dilapidated or mean buildings.
5. A brothel. [Low] RookeryRookery Rook"er*y, n.; pl. Rookeries.
1. The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds
themselves. --Tennyson.
2. A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons,
penguins, etc.
3. The breeding ground of seals, esp. of the fur seals.
4. A dilapidated building with many rooms and occupants; a
cluster of dilapidated or mean buildings.
5. A brothel. [Low]
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