CRUTCH
\kɹˈʌt͡ʃ], \kɹˈʌtʃ], \k_ɹ_ˈʌ_tʃ]\
Definitions of CRUTCH
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking.
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A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.
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A knee, or piece of knee timber
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A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See Crotch.
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To support on crutches; to prop up.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A staff with a cross piece at the head to place under the arm of a lame person: any support like a crutch.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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A staff for a lame or infirm person to lean upon in walking, long enough to reach from the axilla to the ground and fitted with a cross-piece at the top.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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