acrook, adv., prop. phr.
(aˈkrʊk)
[a prep.1 + crook.]
In a bend or curve; awry, crookedly.
| 1480 Caxton Descr. Brit. 12 Humbre renneth fyrst a crook oute of the southside of York. a 1500 Court of Love liv, And truly els the matter is acrooke. 1553 Udall Roister Doister (1869) 62 This gear goth acrook. 1881 C. Rossetti A Pageant 177 Our spirits immersed In wilfulness, our steps run all acrook. |