stook

[ stook, stook ]

/ stʊk, stuk /

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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.

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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, stookie, stool, stool ball, stool pigeon, stooly

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How to use stook in a sentence

If the season is late, as is usual with us, then mid-September sees the corn still standing in stook.
The White Peacock|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
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
"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
The wheat usually stands only a week in stook, and is then threshed on the field.
Across the Prairie in a Motor Caravan|Frances Halton Eva Hasell

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

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

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