Definition of Crutch. Meaning of Crutch. Synonyms of Crutch

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Definition of Crutch

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Crutch Crutch, v. t. To support on crutches; to prop up. [R.] Two fools that crutch their feeble sense on verse. --Dryden.
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Crotch Crotch (kr?ch; 224), n.; pl. Crotches (-?z). [Cf. Crotchet, Crutch.] 1. The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree. 2. (Naut.) A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also crane and crutch. --Totten.

Meaning of Crutch from wikipedia

- A crutch is a mobility aid that transfers weight from the legs to the upper body. It is often used by people who cannot use their legs to support their...
- Crutching refers to the removal of wool from around the tail and between the rear legs of a sheep for hygiene purposes. It can also refer to removing...
- Look up crutch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A crutch is a mobility aid that transfers weight from the legs to the upper body. Crutch may also refer...
- Crutcher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bettye Crutcher (1939–2022), American songwriter Brian Crutcher (b. 1934), English speedway...
- translating to "crutch cross". Potent is an old word for a crutch, from a late Middle English alteration of Old French potence "crutch" The term potent...
- Crutch paralysis is a form of paralysis which can occur when either the radial nerve or part of the brachial plexus, containing various nerves that innervate...
- Crutch is a 2004 autobiographical coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Rob Moretti. 16-year-old David seems to have a normal middle-class life...
- Li Tieguai (Chinese: 李鐵拐; lit. 'Iron Crutch Li') is a figure in Chinese folklore and one of the Eight Immortals in the Taoist pantheon. He is sometimes...
- The Crutched Friars (also Crossed or Crouched Friars, cross-bearing brethren) were a Roman Catholic religious order in England and Ireland. Their name...
- Brian Thomas Crutcher (born 23 August 1934 in Poole, England) is a former international speedway rider who finished second at the 1954 Speedway World Championship...