stook

[ stook, stook ]

/ stʊk, stuk /

Chiefly British and Canadian.

noun

shock² (def. 1).

verb (used with object)

shock² (def. 2).

verb (used without object)

to stack sheaves of grain; form a pile of straw.

Origin of stook

1400–50; late Middle English stouk,Old English stūc heap; cognate with Middle Low German stūke,German Stauche; akin to stock

OTHER WORDS FROM stook

stooker, noun

Words nearby stook

stony meteorite, stony pit, Stony Point, stood, stooge, stook, Stookey-Scarff operation, stookie, stool, stool ball, stool pigeon

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Example sentences from the Web for stook

They were tied only at the seed end, and the base of the stalks was spread out forming a tent-shaped stack, called a stook.
Home Life in Colonial Days|Alice Morse Earle
Just then a damp sheaf from the bottom of a stook went in crosswise, and the automatic governor valve flew open.
Neighbours|Robert Stead
"School isn't all games, I can tell you," said Keith, pulling a straw from the stook and chewing it meditatively.
A Fourth Form Friendship|Angela Brazil
Of course I had put on my landworker's clothes to stook in, and to my surprise this caused a great sensation.
Across the Prairie in a Motor Caravan|Frances Halton Eva Hasell

At the end of September the foliage was heavy green, and the wheat stood dejectedly in stook.
The White Peacock|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for stook

stook

/ (stuːk) /

noun

a number of sheaves set upright in a field to dry with their heads together

verb

(tr) to set up (sheaves) in stooks

Derived forms of stook

stooker, noun

Word Origin for stook

C15: variant of stouk, of Germanic origin; compare Middle Low German stūke, Old High German stūhha sleeve

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	stook
释义	stook [ stook, stook ] / stʊk, stuk / Chiefly British and Canadian. noun shock² (def. 1). verb (used with object) shock² (def. 2). verb (used without object) to stack sheaves of grain; form a pile of straw. Origin of stook 1400–50; late Middle English stouk,Old English stūc heap; cognate with Middle Low German stūke,German Stauche; akin to stock OTHER WORDS FROM stook stooker, noun Words nearby stook stony meteorite, stony pit, Stony Point, stood, stooge, stook, Stookey-Scarff operation, stookie, stool, stool ball, stool pigeon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stook They were tied only at the seed end, and the base of the stalks was spread out forming a tent-shaped stack, called a stook. Home Life in Colonial Days\|Alice Morse Earle Just then a damp sheaf from the bottom of a stook went in crosswise, and the automatic governor valve flew open. Neighbours\|Robert Stead "School isn't all games, I can tell you," said Keith, pulling a straw from the stook and chewing it meditatively. A Fourth Form Friendship\|Angela Brazil Of course I had put on my landworker's clothes to stook in, and to my surprise this caused a great sensation. Across the Prairie in a Motor Caravan\|Frances Halton Eva Hasell At the end of September the foliage was heavy green, and the wheat stood dejectedly in stook. The White Peacock\|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence British Dictionary definitions for stook stook / (stuːk) / noun a number of sheaves set upright in a field to dry with their heads together verb (tr) to set up (sheaves) in stooks Derived forms of stook stooker, noun Word Origin for stook C15: variant of stouk, of Germanic origin; compare Middle Low German stūke, Old High German stūhha sleeve Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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