| 单词 | crutch |
| 释义 | Word Frequency crutch(krʌtʃ) noun 1. a long staff of wood or metal having a rest for the armpit, for supporting the weight of the body 2. something that supports or sustains a crutch to the economy 3. British another word for crotch (sense 1) 4. nautical a. a forked support for a boom or oar, etc b. a brace for reinforcing the frames at the stern of a wooden vessel verb 5. (transitive) to support or sustain (a person or thing) as with a crutch 6. Australian and New Zealand slang to clip (wool) from the hindquarters of a sheep Word origin Old English crycc; related to Old High German krucka, Old Norse krykkja; see crosier, crook |
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