Crook

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A town (unparished) in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1635).

proper noun

1
A town (unparished) in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1635).
2
A village and civil parish (served by Crook and Winster Parish Council) in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD4695).
3
A statutory town in Logan County, Colorado, United States, named after George Crook.
4
An unincorporated community in Osage County, Missouri, United States, so named because of a local merchant's business practices (thus being derived from crook (thief)).
5
A surname.

Etymology

* The English surname is derived from the noun crook (“bend, hook”). * The places in Durham and Cumbria are of Brythonic origin, from crug (“hill, mound”).

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Crook · A town (unparished) in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1635).

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