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

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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

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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

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

From Neighbours by Robert J. C. Stead

Just then a damp sheaf from the bottom of a stook went in crosswise, and the automatic governor valve flew open.

From Neighbours by Robert J. C. Stead

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 Louis Tracy

Maida went in headlong after her, and the stook began to be much agitated in various directions.

From Anecdotes of Dogs by Edward Jesse

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