| 释义 |
▪ I. crooking, vbl. n.|ˈkrʊkɪŋ|
[f. crook v.1 + -ing1.]
The action of the verb crook; bending from the straight line; a bend, curve, curvature.
c1380Wyclif Serm. Sel. Wks. II. 287 Þis crokyng bi litil and litil is now cropen ferre fro Cristis lawe. 1483Cath. Angl. 85 A Crukynge of þ⊇ water, meandir. 1551Recorde Pathw. Knowl. ii. Introd., In true streightenes without crokinge. 1562T. Phaer æneid. ix, The horsmen kest them selfs in crokings knowen of quainted ground. 1607Topsell Four-f. Beasts (1673) 48 Rivers..[that] by their crooking and winding..imitate the fashion of a horn.
▪ II. ˈcrooking, ppl. a.
That crooks or bends.
1382Wyclif Job xxvi. 13 The eche side krokende edder. 1607Topsell Four-f. Beasts (1673) 327 A deep, hollow, crooking ulcer. |