nook

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nook

uskovaisten penkki, ala, alue, uuninnurkka, kulma, soppi, piilopaikka, turvapaikka, sopukka.

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nook (englanti > suomi)

1. kolo, sopukka; alkovi

2. kolo, sopukka

nook englanniksi

1. A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.

There was a small broom for sweeping ash kept in the nook between the fireplace bricks and the wall.

2. A hidden or secluded spot.

The back of the used book shop was one of her favorite nooks; she could read for hours and no one would bother her or pester her to buy.

3. puhekieltä An English unit of land area, originally ¼ of a yardland but later 12½ or 20 acres.

4. (ante) W. Noye, The Complete Lawyer, 57:

You must note, that two fardel Fardells of Land make a Nooke of Land, and two Nookes make halfe a yard of land|Yard of Land.

5. 1903, English Dialectical Dictionary, volume IV, page 295:

Nook, an old legal term for 12½ acres of land; still in use at Alston.

6. 1968 November 9, The Economist, page 2:

They poured their wine by the aume or the fust, and cut their cloth by the goad—not to be confused with the gawd, which was a measure of steel. Their nook was not cosy; it covered 20 acres.

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