stook

American  

[stook, stook] / stʊk, stuk /

noun

1. shock.

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verb (used with object)

1. shock.

verb (used without object)

1. to stack sheaves of grain; form a pile of straw.

stook British  

/ stuːk /

noun

1. a number of sheaves set upright in a field to dry with their heads together

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verb

1. (tr) to set up (sheaves) in stooks

Other Word Forms

• stooker
  noun

Etymology

Origin of stook

1400–50; late Middle English stouk, Old English stūc heap; cognate with Middle Low German stūke, German Stauche; akin to stock

Example Sentences

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stook

The 67 net yards passing were the fewest in an opener in the past 30 years — a mark that stook only a few hours.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2023

But the sun rose till the stook could shelter him no more.

From Alec Forbes of Howglen by MacDonald, George

Pine and balsam boughs, with the wood end pointing out like sheaves in a stook, the foliage converging to a soft centre, form the trapper's bed.

From The Story of the Trapper by Laut, A. C.

At the end of September the foliage was heavy green, and the wheat stood dejectedly in stook.

From The White Peacock by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

If the season is late, as is usual with us, then mid-September sees the corn still standing in stook.

From The White Peacock by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)