by hook or crook en · ADP
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of by hook or by crook.
alt of by hook or by crook
"A formidable incentive for a weak and desperate man to secure a fortune by hook or crook, Max," said Carlyle drily.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC: