Crooked

·adj False; dishonest; fraudulent; as, crooked dealings.

II. Crooked ·Impf & ·p.p. of Crook.

III. Crooked ·adj Not straightforward; deviating from rectitude; distorted from the right.

IV. Crooked ·adj Characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning; bent; twisted; deformed.

Crooked Lane
South out of King William Street to Miles' Lane (P.O. Directory). In Candlewick Ward and formerly in...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
crooked-catch
An iron implement bent in the form of the letter S. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
(St.) Michael Crooked Lane
On the east side of St. Michael's Lane or Crooked Lane, as it is named in some maps (Elmes, 1831). I...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
The Swan, Crooked Lane
See Leaden Porch. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Crooked Frying Pan Alley
In Wood Street, Cheapside (P.C. 1732). Not named in the maps. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
(St.) Michael Crooked Lane Churchyard
On the south and east sides of the church (O. and M. 1677-Rocque, 1746). The churchyard was enlarge...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
crooked as a virginia fence
A phrase applied to anything very crooked; and figuratively to persons of a stub-born temper, who ar...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.