Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knee-crooking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: knee-crook-ing
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsequious; submissive.

Example Sentences

"With his usual dose of commonsense he recognized that nothing could really change the status quo, and all that a knee-crooking knave might do in protest was to sneak a line or two into his verse simply to let off steam […]"
"The Norman said nothing, but he did what the bystanders considered rather surprising in a knee-crooking Frenchman. Neither bending his body nor doffing his helmet, he folded his arms across his breast and looked straight into the Lucky One's eyes."

Etymology

Compare bend the knee.

Questions

What does knee-crooking mean?: Obsequious; submissive.
Where does knee-crooking come from?: Compare bend the knee.

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