Crook 986500 224571942 2008-07-09T13:53:05Z Tommason 1614864 '''Crook''' can refer to the following: {{wiktionarypar|crook}} * '''Crooking''' is a [[verb]] to refer to the [[Action (philosophy)|action]] of creating a bend or curve; for example, crooking a [[finger]]. Hence a '''crook''' may be anything that is crooked. ** Specifically, a crook is a [[tool]] with a crook in it, such as a [[shepherd]]'s [[Staff (stick)|staff]], [[prelate]]'s [[crosier]], or used in securing a layed [[Devon hedge]]; see also [[flail and crook]]. ** In music, a '''crook''' is a length of tubing used to change the pitch of a natural brass instrument. Musicians who play the [[natural horn|natural (French) horn]] or [[natural trumpet]] (the predecessors to the modern [[horn (instrument)|(French) horn]] and [[trumpet]]) insert crooks into the instrument to change its length and, hence, its pitch. A crook is also the term for a bent or curved pipe that connects the [[reed (music)|reed]] to the instrument body on some [[double reed]] instruments; in American usage this is generally called a [[bocal]]. * '''Crook''', a slang term for a [[Crime|criminal]] or a person of questionable morality. Specifically it refers to someone who is corrupt and uses dishonest or unethical tactics to gain [[money]]. The adjective '''crooked''' can refer to such persons or actions. This version of the term may also be archaically used as a verb in reference to becoming a criminal or causing another to become a criminal. *[[Bible|Biblically]], "crooked" meant "twisted", "corrupt", or "not straight". *'''Crooked Music''' ([[Schräge Musik]]) was a very effective firing system developed by the Germans in World War II which allowed their fighter aircraft to shoot down Allied bombers. * In [[Australian slang]], '''crook''' ([[adjective]]) means unwell (amongst other meanings). ==Places== * [[Crook, County Durham]], England * [[Crook, Cumbria]], England * [[Crook, Devon]], England * [[Crook, Crook of Devon]], Scotland * [[Crook, Colorado]], United States * [[Crook County, Oregon]], United States ==Persons== * [[Ann Marie Crooks]], a female bodybuilder and professional wrestler * [[George Crook]], an American general * [[Mackenzie Crook]], a British actor * [[William Crookes]], English chemist ==Things== * Crook can refer to the [[crozier]] carried by a bishop or abbot * [[Shepherd]]'s [[staff]] * [[Crooked grind]], a skateboarding trick. * [[Crook frame]], a form of timber frame {{disambig}} [[de:Crook]] [[fr:Crook]]