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Definition: STROOK |
STROOK1. Imp. of Strike. Noun1. A stroke. |
Date "STROOK" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
Note: Strook \Strook\, noun. A stroke. [Obsolete]. (Websters 1913) |
Crosswords: STROOK |
| Etymologies containing "STROOK": Stroke. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "STROOK" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (binding, ray, strip, stripe, tape). |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
strook strook | 10 |
strook | 9 |
lavan strook strook | 8 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Date | Source | Judges Chapter 20, Verse 16 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Amfoterodexioi panteV outoi sfendonhtai ballonteV liqouV proV thn trica kai ou diamartanonteV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Qui septingenti erant viri fortissimi ita sinistra ut dextra proeliantes et sic fundis ad certum iacientes lapides ut capillum quoque possent percutere et nequaquam in alteram partem ictus lapidis deferretur |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | That weren seuen hundryd moost myyti men, so with the lift as with the riyt fiytynge, and so with slyngis stones at certeyn throwynge, that an heer forsothe thei myyten smyte, and in to noon other partie the strook of the stoon shulde be born a weye. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; every one could sling stones to a hair-breadth, and not miss. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Who were left-handed, able to send a stone at a hair without error. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Judges Chapter 20, Verse 16 |
| Cebuano | Sa taliwala niining tibook nga katawohan may pito ka gatus nga piniling mga tawo nga pulos walhon; ang tagsatagsa makalambuyog sa bato sa kalapdon sa usa ka lugas nga buhok, ug dili masayup. |
| Croatian | Od svega toga naroda bijaše sedam stotina vrsnih ljudi, koji su bili ljevaci, i svaki je taj gaðao kamenom iz praæke navlas toèno, ne promašujuæi cilja. |
| Dutch | Onder al dit volk waren zevenhonderd uitgelezene mannen, welke links waren; deze allen slingerden met een steen op een haar, dat het hun niet miste. |
| Finnish | Kaikesta tästä väestä oli seitsemänsataa valiomiestä vasenkätistä; jokainen näistä osasi lingota kiven hiuskarvalleen, hairahtumatta. |
| French | Parmi tout ce peuple, il y avait sept cents hommes d`élite qui ne se servaient pas de la main droite; tous ceux-l pouvaient, en lançant une pierre avec la fronde, viser un cheveu sans le manquer. |
| German | Und unter allem diesem Volk waren siebenhundert Mann auserlesen, die links waren und konnten mit der Schleuder ein Haar treffen, daß sie nicht fehlten. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka di antara orang banyak itu adalah tujuh ratus orang pilihan yang kidal tangannya, maka sekalian itu tahu mengali-ali batu, rambut sehelaipun kena tiada salah. |
| Italian | Fra tutta questa gente c'erano settecento uomini scelti, che erano ambidestri. Tutti costoro erano capaci di colpire con la fionda un capello, senza fallire il colpo. |
| Maori | Kei roto ano i tenei hunga katoa etahi, e whitu rau, he hunga whiriwhiri, he maui; ko enei katoa he hunga e piua ai te kohatu ki te huruhuru mahunga, a e kore e taha. |
| Norwegian | Blandt alle disse folk var det syv hundre utvalgte menn som var kjevhendte; av dem rammet enhver på et hår når han slynget med sten, og feilte ikke. |
| Portuguese | Entre todo esse povo havia setecentos homens escolhidos, canhotos, cada um dos quais podia, com a funda, atirar uma pedra a um fio de cabelo, sem errar. |
| Rumanian | Kn tot poporul acesta, erau wapte sute de oameni alewi cari nu se slujeau de mkna dreaptq; toyi acewtia, aruncknd o piatrq cu prawtia, puteau sq ocheascq un fir de pqr, wi nu dqdeau grew. |
| Russian | ЙЪ ЧУЕЗП ОБТП"Б УЕЗП 'ЩМП УЕНШУПФ ЮЕМПЧЕЛ ПФ'ПТОЩИ, ЛПФПТЩЕ 'ЩМЙ МЕЧЫЙ, Й ЧУЕ УЙЙ, 'ТПУБС ЙЪ ТБЭЕК ЛБНОЙ Ч ЧПМПУ, ОЕ 'ТПУБМЙ НЙНП. |
| Swedish | Bland allt detta folk funnos sju hundra utvalda män som voro vänsterhänta; alla dessa kunde med slungstenen träffa på håret, utan att fela. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "k-o-o-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: kotos, rooks, roost, roots, rotos, stook, stork, toros, torsk, torso. | |
-2 letters: kors, koto, oots, orts, rook, root, roto, rots, sook, soot, sort, took, toro, tors. | |
-3 letters: kor, kos, oot, ors, ort, rot, sot, too, tor, tsk. | |
-4 letters: or, os, so, to. | |
| Words containing the letters "k-o-o-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: stooker. | |
+2 letters: bookrest, kotowers, outrocks, outworks, rookiest, stookers, topworks, workouts. | |
+3 letters: bookrests, bookstore, brookites, brooklets, footmarks, footworks, frostwork, hoopskirt, kenotrons, kowtowers, overstock, pinkroots, pokeroots, rootstock, snakeroot, stockroom, stonework, storybook, workboats. | |
+4 letters: bookstores, broomstick, crookedest, downstroke, folklorist, foretokens, frostworks, hoopskirts, moonstruck, motorbikes, outworkers, overstocks, ozokerites, rootstocks, snakeroots, stockrooms, stoneworks, storybooks, stuccowork, toolmakers. | |
+5 letters: autoworkers, bootlickers, broomsticks, downstrokes, folklorists, footlockers, ketosteroid, motortrucks, overstocked, prokaryotes, promptbooks, stockbroker, stockholder, stockjobber, stuccoworks, tenterhooks, workstation. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 54 52 4F 4F 4B |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... - .-. --- --- -.- |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01010100 01010010 01001111 01001111 01001011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S T R O O K |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0054 0052 004F 004F 004B |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)535452494945 |
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