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throw-crooks

throw-crooks is the plural of throw-crook.

Meaning of throw-crook

Noun

throw-crook (plural throw-crooks)

  1. (archaic) A tool for twisting ropes out of straw.
    • two persons are engaged in the making of one rope with the throw-crook; whereas, with the spinner, four persons are only required to make three ropes1851, Henry Stephens, The Book of the Farm
    Synonyms:
    throw hook

Questions about throw-crooks

What is throw-crooks the plural of?
Throw-crooks is the plural of throw-crook.

Words near throw-crooks in the dictionary

  1. throw-back
  2. throw-backs
  3. throw-board
  4. throw-boards
  5. throw-crook
  6. throw-crooks
  7. throw-down
  8. throw-downs
  9. throw-in
  10. throw-ins
  11. throw-off

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