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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Crutch \Crutch\, v. t. To support on crutches; to prop up [R.] Two fools that crutch their feeble sense on verse. --Dryden. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Crutch \Crutch\ (kr[u^]ch; 224), n.; pl {Crutches} (-[e^]z). [OE. crucche, AS crycc cricc; akin to D. kruk, G. kr["u]cke, Dan. krykke Sw krycka and to E. crook. See {Crook}, and cf {Cricket} a low stool.] 1. A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking. I'll lean upon one crutch, and fight with the other --Shak. Rhyme is a crutch that lifts the weak alone. --H. Smith. 2. A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider. 3. (Naut.) a A knee, or piece of knee timber. b A forked stanchion or post a crotch. See {Crotch}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: crutch n 1: a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking 2: anything that serves as an expedient; "he uses drugs as a psychological crutch"
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