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crookle.

To bend; to make crooked.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To bend; to make crooked.

    East-Midlands · Yorkshire · dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Equivalent to crook (“to bend”) + -le (frequentative or diminutive suffix). Compare Dutch kreukelen, Low German krökeln.

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