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crutch
crutch / krəch/ • n. 1. a long stick with a crosspiece at the top, used as a support under the armpit by a lame person. ∎ [in sing.] fig. a thing used for support or reassurance: they use the Internet as a crutch for their loneliness. 2. archaic another term for crotch (of the body or a garment). • v. [intr.] move by means of or as if by means of crutches. |
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"crutch." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "crutch." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-crutch.html "crutch." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-crutch.html |
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crutch.
1. A stanchion with two short, curved arms at the end shaped to take the main boom of a yacht, or other fore-and-aft-rigged vessel, when the sails are stowed. It is fitted on the vessel's counter and is used to secure the boom and prevent it swinging from side to side when the vessel rolls. See also gallows. 2. Alternative name for a rowlock. |
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"crutch." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "crutch." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-crutch.html "crutch." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-crutch.html |
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crutch staff with crosspiece for an infirm person. OE. cryċ(ċ) = OS. krukka, OHG. krucka (G. krücke), ON. krykkja; cf. CROOK.
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T. F. HOAD. "crutch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "crutch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-crutch.html T. F. HOAD. "crutch." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-crutch.html |
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crutch a crutch is the emblem of St Giles, who was traditionally lame.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "crutch." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "crutch." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-crutch.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "crutch." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-crutch.html |
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crutch
•clutch, crutch, Dutch, hutch, inasmuch, insomuch, much, mutch, scutch, such, thrutch, touch
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"crutch." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "crutch." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-crutch.html "crutch." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-crutch.html |
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