crookle

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Synonyms: croodle, crooke, crookie

Antonyms: croodle, crooke, crookie

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|obsolete|dialectal|East Midlands|Lancashire|Yorkshire}} To [[bend#Verb|bend]]; to make [[crooked#Adjective|crooked]].<ref>{{R:English Dialect Dictionary|pos=vb. ''and'' adj|pages=807–808|pageref=807|passage=CROOKLE, ''v.'' and ''adj.'' Yks. Lan. Not. Lin. Rut. Lei. Nhp. [...] 1. ''v.'' To make crooked, to bend, twist. [...] n.Lin.{{sup|1}} As crookled as a dog's hind leg.}}</ref>

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