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A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
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A bending of the knee; a genuflection.
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A bent or curved part; a curving piece or portion (of anything).
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(obsolete) A lock or curl of hair.
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(obsolete) A support beam consisting of a post with a cross-beam resting upon it; a bracket or truss consisting of a vertical piece, a horizontal piece, and a strut.
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A specialized staff with a semi-circular bend (a "hook") at one end used by shepherds to control their herds.
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A bishop's standard staff of office.
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An artifice; a trick; a contrivance.
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A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal.
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A pothook.
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(music) A small tube, usually curved, applied to a trumpet, horn, etc., to change its pitch or key.