noun. A support used by an injured or disabled person, often in pairs, as an aid to walking, having a vertical shaft that is sometimes forked, a horizontal grip for the hand, and a crosspiece that is positioned under the armpit or a cuff that wraps around the forearm.

noun. Something on which one depends, often excessively.

noun. A forked support or part.

noun. A forked leg rest on a sidesaddle.

noun. The crotch of a person or animal.

intransitive verb. To move using a crutch or crutches.

intransitive verb. To support on a crutch or crutches.

To support on crutches; prop or sustain.

In soap-making, to stir forcibly with a crutch. See crutch, n., 3 .

noun. A cross. See cross.

noun. undefined

In leather manufacturing, to work with a crutch.

noun. A support for the lame in walking, consisting of a staff of the proper length, with a crosspiece at one end so shaped as to fit easily under the armpit. The upper part of the staff is now commonly divided lengthwise into two parts, separated by an inserted piece used as a handle.

noun. Hence Figuratively, old age.

noun. Any fixture or mechanical device resembling a crutch or the head of a crutch.

noun. A rack: as, a bacon-crutch.

noun. A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking.

noun. A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.

noun. undefined

noun. A knee, or piece of knee timber.

noun. A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See Crotch.

transitive verb. To support on crutches; to prop up.

noun. A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.

noun. Something that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthful dependency; a prop

noun. A crotch; the area of body where the legs fork from the trunk.

verb. To support on crutches; to prop up.

verb. To shear the hindquarters of a sheep; to dag.

noun. a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking

noun. anything that serves as an expedient

"Gutter crutch (‘arthritis crutch’) For children who, due to elbow pain or stiffness, cannot use straight-arm crutches."

crutch paralysis  crutch-escapement  

expedient  staff  

Dutch  Kutch  bruch  clutch  dutch  

brace  cane  splint  stretcher  

Malacca cane  V  advocate  alpenstock  arm  

crotch  

crutched  crutches  crutching