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stook

[ stook, stook ]

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

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

stook

/ stuːk /

noun

  1. a number of sheaves set upright in a field to dry with their heads together
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to set up (sheaves) in stooks
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈstooker, noun
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Other Words From

  • stooker noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stook1

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of stook1

C15: variant of stouk, of Germanic origin; compare Middle Low German stūke, Old High German stūhha sleeve
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Example Sentences

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

“For two years, we longed for face-to-face classes so even if there’s a flood, we will continue our lessons,” said school teacher Mylene Ambrocio, 37, as she stook in ankle-deep water in a classroom in Pampanga province north of the capital.

From Reuters

Historic reenactor Sally Stook sized up visitor “recruits,” telling them to smile so she could check their teeth.

After a promise of money and land to those who would sign up, Stook showed the new soldiers their tiny six-person tents and the spot on the ground where they would cook meals.

Stook′er, one who sets up the corn in stooks.

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