What does "crutch" mean?

Crutch: A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.

Additional senses

  1. 2.(Naut.) (a) A knee, or piece of knee timber. (b) A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See Crotch.
  2. 3.To support on crutches; to prop up. [R.] Two fools that crutch their feeble sense on verse. Dryden.

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