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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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KROOK, n. A jar or bottle (Cai. 1960).Sh. 1899 J. Spence Folk-Lore 198, 236:
The ben room is lighted with an irregular tallow dip, stuck in the neck of an empty Dutch “krook.” . . . On the table stood a couple of Dutch krooks, the contents of which cheered the hearts of those weather-beaten sons of toil.
