crookneck

[ krook-nek ]

/ ˈkrʊkˌnɛk /

any of several varieties of squash having a long, recurved neck.

any plant bearing such fruit.

Origin of crookneck

An Americanism dating back to 1750–60; crook¹ + neck

crookesite, Crookes lens, Crookes radiometer, Crookes space, Crookes tube, crookneck, crook one's elbow, crook rafter, crool, croon, crop

Like the Summer Crookneck, the scolloped squashes are used while young or in a green state.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America|Fearing Burr
The Bush Summer Crookneck is generally esteemed the finest of the summer varieties.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America|Fearing Burr
Somewhat of the form and color of the Common Winter Crookneck.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America|Fearing Burr
I resolved that my Canada crookneck seeds should be such as had grown in Canada.
Excursions and Poems|Henry David Thoreau

单词	crookneck
释义	crookneck [ krook-nek ] / ˈkrʊkˌnɛk / noun any of several varieties of squash having a long, recurved neck. any plant bearing such fruit. Origin of crookneck An Americanism dating back to 1750–60; crook¹ + neck Words nearby crookneck crookesite, Crookes lens, Crookes radiometer, Crookes space, Crookes tube, crookneck, crook one's elbow, crook rafter, crool, croon, crop Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crookneck Like the Summer Crookneck, the scolloped squashes are used while young or in a green state. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America\|Fearing Burr The Bush Summer Crookneck is generally esteemed the finest of the summer varieties. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America\|Fearing Burr Somewhat of the form and color of the Common Winter Crookneck. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America\|Fearing Burr I resolved that my Canada crookneck seeds should be such as had grown in Canada. Excursions and Poems\|Henry David Thoreau
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