Knee-crooking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Knee-crooking is an adjective meaning Obsequious; submissive.
Meaning
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kneeing, kneecap, kneehole, crooking, knees, knock knees.
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