Crotch - 9 dictionary results
crotch
[kroch] 
–noun
| 1. | a forking or place of forking, as of the human body between the legs. |
| 2. | the part of a pair of trousers, panties, or the like, formed by the joining of the two legs. |
| 3. | a piece of material serving to form a juncture between the legs of trousers, panties, etc. |
| 4. | a forked piece, part, support, etc., as a staff with a forked top. |
| 5. | Billiards.
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| 6. | Nautical. crutch (def. 6). |
| 7. | the area of a tree at which a main branch joins the trunk. |
| 8. | the wood from such an area; crotchwood. |
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Language Translation for : Crotch
| Spanish: | horcajadura, entrepierna, | German: | die Abzweigung, | Japanese: | 股 |
| crotch
(krŏch) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Possibly alteration of crutch and partly from Middle English croche, crook, crosier (from Old French croche, hook, shepherd's crook, feminine of croc, hook; see crochet).] crotched (krŏcht) adj. |
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crotch
1539, original meaning "pitchfork," from O.N.Fr. croche "shepherd's crook," var. of croc "hook" (see crochet); meaning "region where the body forks" is c.1592.
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crotch (krŏch)
n.
The angle or region of the angle formed by the junction of two parts or members, such as two branches, limbs, or legs.
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Main Entry: crotch
Pronunciation: 'kräch
Function: noun
: an angle formed by the parting of two legs, branches, or members
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Crotch
Crotch\ (kr?ch; 224), n.; pl. Crotches (-?z). [Cf. Crotchet, Crutch.]1. The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree. 2. (Naut.) A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also crane and crutch. --Totten.
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Crotch
Crotch\, n. (Billiards) In the three-ball carom game, a small space at each corner of the table. See Crotched, below.
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Crotch
Crotch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crotched; p. pr. & vb. n. Crotch"ing.]1. To provide with a crotch; to give the form of a crotch to; as, to crotch the ends of ropes in splicing or tying knots. 2. (Logging) To notch (a log) on opposite sides to provide a grip for the dogs in hauling. [Western, U. S.]
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