Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. (UK black) a veteran prostitute [abbr./mispron. mademoizook, a French prostitute].

1867		Nat. Police Gaz. (NY) 14 Sept. n.p.: Moll’s ‘moneker’ was in the [illeg.] a week or two ago for shooting a U.S. cove. She is without doubt the ‘rustiest zuke’ in Washington.
1927		‘Jargon of the Und.’ in DN V 467: zook, A dilapidated prostitute.
1931		Irwin Amer. Tramp and Und. Sl. 198: Zook.– A worn-out old prostitute. A coined word, probably from some intoxicated tramp who mispronounced ‘hooker.’.
1955		H. Braddy ‘Narcotic Argot Along the Mexican Border’ in AS XXX:2 88: ZOOK (underworld term), n. A worn-out prostitute addicted to drugs.
1962		Ragen & Finston World’s Toughest Prison 823: zook – A worn-out old prostitute.
1972		B. Rodgers Queens’ Vernacular.
1989		J. Morton Lowspeak.

2. a marijuana cigarette, esp. when laced with crack cocaine [var. on zoom n.¹ (4)/pron. of SE cigarette].

1997

C. Newland Scholar 21: Levi inhaled deeply on the zook, then exhaled, bathing the room in crack smoke.