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crutch Definition


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crutch
noun crutches
    1. A stick, usually one of a pair, used as a support by a lame person, with a bar fitting under the armpit or a grip for the elbow.
    2. A support, help or aid.
    (Brit)
    3. Another word for crotch 1.
verb crutches, crutched, crutching
    1. To support with a crutch or crutches.
    (Austral)
    (NZ)
    2. To cut off wool from the hindquarters of a sheep.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon crycc.



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