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crutch

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) crutch (noun)
  2. 2) crutch (verb)
  3. crutch strike (noun)
  4. boom crutch (noun)

1crutch

noun \ˈkrəch\

Definition of CRUTCH

1
a : a support typically fitting under the armpit for use by the disabled in walking b : prop, stay
2
: a forked leg rest constituting the pommel of a sidesaddle
3
: the crotch of a human being or an animal
4
: a forked support
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Origin of CRUTCH

Middle English crucche, from Old English crycc; akin to Old High German krucka crutch
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with CRUTCH

clutch, cutch, dutch, Dutch, grutch, hutch, much, scutch, smutch, such, touch

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