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stook

noun \ˈstük, ˈstu̇k\

Definition of STOOK

chiefly British
:  1shock
— stook transitive verb, chiefly British
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Origin of STOOK

Middle English stouk; akin to Old English stocc stock — more at stock
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with STOOK

book, brook, chook, cook, Cook, crook, hook, look, nook, rook, schnook, shook, snook

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