adv., prop. phrase. [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. Miss Rossetti, A Pageant, 177. Our spirits immersed In wilfulness, our steps run all acrook.
