Krummstab — meaning in English
German → English · translate English → German instead
English meaning
- crook noun A dishonest person, especially a criminal or swindler.
Senses
Krummstab is used for these senses in English:
- crook A specialized staff with a semi-circular bend (a "hook") at one end used by shepherds to control their herds.
- crosier A staff with a hooked end similar to a shepherd's crook, or with a cross at the end, carried by an abbot, bishop, or archbishop as a symbol of office.
- friar's cowl A plant of species Arisarum vulgare, common arisarum, native principally to the Mediterranean.
crook — full definition
- noun A dishonest person, especially a criminal or swindler.
- noun A hooked staff, such as the one used by shepherds or carried by a bishop.
- noun A bend or curve, especially in a part of the body such as the arm.
- verb To bend something, especially a finger or arm.
- adj Australian/NZ informal: unwell, or of poor quality.