crook

Crook can refer to the following:

Crooking is a verb to refer to the action of creating a bend or curve; for example, crooking a finger. A crook may be anything that is crooked thusly. Specifically, a crook is a tool with a crook in it, such as a shepherd's or bishop's staff.
In music, a crook is a length of tubing used to change the pitch of a natural horn or other brass instrument; by removing one crook of a given length and replacing it with a crook of another, the entire pitch of the instrument would change. A crook is also the term for a bent or curved pipe that connects the reed to the instrument body on some double reed instruments; in American usage this is generally called a bocal.
Crook is a slang term for a criminal or a person of questionable morality. Its most famous use in U.S. history came in a speech by president Richard Nixon, who while defending himself from the Watergate scandal proclaimed: "I am not a crook." The adjective crooked can refer to such persons or actions. This version of the term may also be archaically used as a verb in reference to becoming a criminal or causing another to become a criminal.
In Australian slang, crook can be an adjective referring to poor quality, either physically or mentally.
Crook, County Durham, England
Crook, Cumbria, England
Crook, Devon, England
Crook, Colorado, United States of America.
George Crook was an American general.

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