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

And then, one Sunday afternoon, after the wheat was all in stook, came another incident to change the course of his career.

From The Bail Jumper by Stead, Robert J. C.

We worked for Mr. Keefer until the last sheaf of his six hundred acre crop was in stook.

From Neighbours by Stead, Robert J. C.

The gorged river rose until all the low-lying land was flooded, hundreds of pounds’ worth of corn in stook swept away, and all standing crops were damaged to an enormous extent.

From The Revellers by Tracy, Louis

"I want this wheat in stook before we sleep Friday."

From Neighbours by Stead, Robert J. C.