crutch
crutch is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.
- 2.(Naut.) (a) A knee, or piece of knee timber. (b) A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See Crotch.
- 3.To support on crutches; to prop up. [R.] Two fools that crutch their feeble sense on verse. Dryden.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is a form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider called?
- What is (a) A knee, or piece of knee timber. (b) A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See Crotch called?
- What is to support on crutches; to prop up. [R.] Two fools that crutch their feeble sense on verse. Dryden called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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