For instance, he said that the expression ‘ by hook or by crook’ came from the period of Charles II when there were two judges called Hook and Crook and ‘ a man of straw’he discovered, was one who could be brought to bear false witness — recognisable by the straw in his shoes.
For instance, he said that the expression ‘ by hook or by crook’ came from the period of Charles II when there were two judges called Hook and Crook and ‘ a man who sell straw discovered, was one who could be brought to bear false witness — recognisable by the straw in his shoes.