A type of squash with a long, curved neck, or any object or animal with a twisted or bent neck.
Compound of 'crook' and 'neck,' originally describing the physical shape of a winter squash variety popular in colonial America. The term dates to at least the 17th century.
Crookneck squash isn't deformed—that curved neck is actually a genetic trait that farmers deliberately bred into the plant because it's easier to store and transport without the fruit breaking off!
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