acrook
Bent or formed into a hookBent or formed into a hook.
/əˈkɹʊk/
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Bent or formed into a hook.
1905, Eudorus C. Kenney, “Jack and the Sparrows” in Some More Thusettes, Cortland, NY: The Democrat Printery, p. 7, So Jack of salt a handful took / And slyly watched with neck acrook The sparrows.
(not comparable, uncommon)Not in its proper place or properly oriented.
Origin
From a- + crook.From a- + crook.
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