scroop C2 Topic:Media & Publishing US /skruːp/ UK /skruːp/ See IPA manual Freq #118084 Meanings 1 noun Yorkshire dialect: the back or spine of a book He seized the worn volume by the scroop and pulled it from the shelf. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · yorkshire dialect: the back... book spinebook back Word family Related forms spinebinding Etymology A Yorkshire dialect use of scroop for the back or spine of a book; its relationship to the better-known sound word scroop is uncertain. Topics Media & Publishing External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # scroop **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /skruːp/ **IPA (UK):** /skruːp/ **Frequency rank:** 118084 ## Meanings 1. Yorkshire dialect: the back or spine of a book ## Examples - He seized the worn volume by the scroop and pulled it from the shelf. ## Synonyms - book spine - book back ## Related Forms - spine - binding ## Etymology A Yorkshire dialect use of scroop for the back or spine of a book; its relationship to the better-known sound word scroop is uncertain. ## Topics - Media & Publishing markdown