| 释义 |
stook
I. \ˈstu̇k, ˈstük\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English stowke, stouk; akin to Middle Low German stūke tree stump, pile, sleeve, Old High German stūhha sleeve, Old Norse stūka, Old English stocu sleeve, stocc stock — more at stock
1. chiefly Britain : shock I 1a
2. Britain : a pillar of coal left standing as a support for the roof of a mine
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
chiefly Britain : to arrange (as grain) in shocks
intransitive verb
chiefly Britain : to work at making shocks (as of grain)
• stook·er \-kə(r)\ noun -s chiefly Brit |