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.

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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, Stookey-Scarff operation, stookie, stool, stool ball, stool pigeon
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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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