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crosier

noun

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Definition of crosier

as in crook

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Recent Examples of crosier Some of these coins feature a bishop holding a crozier in his right hand, as noted in the press release. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025 Monsignor Laurent Ulrich, the archbishop of Paris, will then officially reopen the cathedral by banging his crosier on the main door. — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024 McElroy moved slowly during the service, often resting his hands on a wooden crosier, a staff shaped like a shepherd’s crook. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022

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Had modern cryptographic algorithms been available to the crooks in this tale, Holmes would have been out of luck.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026
The ingredients are common sense, not being a crook and having a great client.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of crook

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After butterflying the breast, place a piece of plastic wrap or parchment on top and use a meat mallet or small, heavy skillet to pound it to an even thickness.

— Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 21 June 2026
Diana held a croquet mallet during a game at Itchenor, West Sussex, as seen in this 1970 portrait.

— Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026

Definition of mallet

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In the parking lot, Schenk offered us walking sticks for our hike, then led us through a gate in a chain-link fence meant to keep out wild pigs.

— Julie Orringer, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
Its contents range from 19th-century anti-aging pills, to biologist Charles Darwin’s walking stick, to striking nude self-portraits by then-sexagenarian British photographer John Coplans.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026

Definition of walking stick

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On the other hand, skunks forage for their favorite food, beetle grubs, by digging in the dirt, as in, digging up your yard.

— Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 1 July 2026
The report noted that various groups have made a habit of consuming beetles, caterpillars, wasps, mealworms, and dragonflies.

— David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026

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