Definitions for stook
stook

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stooknoun

   a pile or bundle, especially of straw

2. stookverb

   to make stooks

3. Etymology: From or cognate with stūke.

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1. Stook

   A stook /stʊk/, also referred to as a shock or stack, is an arrangement of sheaves of cut grain-stalks placed so as to keep the grain-heads off the ground while still in the field and before collection for threshing. Stooked grain sheaves are typically wheat, barley and oats. In the era before combine harvesters and powered grain driers, stooking was necessary to dry the grain for a period of days to weeks before threshing, to achieve a moisture level low enough for storage. In the 21st century, most grain is produced with the mechanized and powered methods, and is therefore not stooked at all. However, stooking remains useful to smallholders who grow their own grain, or at least some of it, as opposed to buying it.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Stooknoun

   a small collection of sheaves set up in the field; a shock; in England, twelve sheaves

2. Stookverb

   to set up, as sheaves of grain, in stooks

3. Etymology: [Scot. stook, stouk; cf. LG. stuke a heap, bundle, G. stauche a truss, bundle of flax.]

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1. Stook

   A stook, also referred to as a shock, is a circular or rounded arrangement of swathes of cut grain stalks placed on the ground in a field. Typically sheaves of grains such as wheat, barley and oats may be 'stooked' so they are ready for threshing. In England a stook may also particularly refer to twelve sheaves. In North America, a stook also refers to a stack of six, ten or fifteen bales of hay or straw, stacked in the field. The bales are stacked and deposited by a "stooking machine" or "stooker" that is dragged, sled-like, behind the baler. The stooking sled has four, five, or six fingers that hold the bales until the stook is complete. When the stook is complete the "stacker" steps on a lever to release the stook. The fingers drop to the ground and the finished stook slides off the fingers. The sled resets itself and is ready to be filled again. The bales are stacked on the diagonal to shed the rain and to minimize acquiring moisture from the ground before being picked up. An automatic bale stooker was eventually designed to eliminate the need for a person to manually stack and trip the stook-release. The automatic stooker is positioned behind the baler and collects released bales and sends them up an inclined shute. The bale falls through a series of bars into the "3-2-1" configuration. Once all six bales are in position the platform trips, drops the stook in the field, and automatically returns to the loading position. Allied produced a model of stooked in the 1980s that can still be found across the country-side in Canada today.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stook

   stook, n. (Scot.) a full shock of corn-sheaves, generally twelve, as set up in the field.—v.t. to set up in stooks, as sheaves—also Stouk.—n. Stook′er, one who sets up the corn in stooks. [Cf. Low Ger. stuke, a bundle.]

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1. kotos

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stook in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stook in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stook
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stook
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stook
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=stook
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=stook