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stook
[ stook, stook ]
/ stʊk, stuk /
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noun
verb (used with object)
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, nounWords nearby stook
stony meteorite, stony pit, Stony Point, stood, stooge, stook, stookie, stool, stool ball, stool pigeon, stooly
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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, nounWord Origin for stook
C15: variant of stouk, of Germanic origin; compare Middle Low German stūke, Old High German stūhha sleeve
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