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crook as Rookwood

crook as Rookwood adjective: extremely unwell.

Adjective

crook as Rookwood (not comparable)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Extremely unwell.

Origin of crook as Rookwood

In reference to Rookwood Cemetery.

Questions about crook as Rookwood

What does crook as Rookwood mean?
Crook as Rookwood means extremely unwell.
What part of speech is crook as Rookwood?
Crook as Rookwood is an adjective.

Words near crook as Rookwood in the dictionary

  1. croodled
  2. croodles
  3. croodling
  4. crook
  5. crook and nanny
  6. crook as Rookwood
  7. Crook County
  8. crook in the lot
  9. Crook of Devon
  10. crook of the arm
  11. crook one's elbow

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