crotch
11crotch — 1530s, original meaning pitchfork, from O.N.Fr. croche shepherd s crook, var. of croc hook (see CROCHET (Cf. crochet)); meaning region where the body forks is 1590s …
12crotch — ► NOUN 1) the part of the human body between the legs where they join the torso. 2) a fork in a tree, road, or river. ORIGIN perhaps related to Old French croche shepherd s crook ; partly also a variant of CRUTCH(Cf. ↑crutch) …
13crotch — [kräch] n. [ME croche, var. of crucche, CRUTCH] 1. a pole forked on top 2. a forked place, as where a tree trunk divides into two branches 3. the place where the legs fork from the human body 4. the seam or place where the legs of a pair of pants …
14crotch|et — «KROCH iht», noun. 1. an odd notion; unreasonable whim: »The old man had many crotchets. SYNONYM(S): caprice, whimsy, vagary. 2. a small hook or hooklike part, organ, or instrument. 3. Especially British. a quarter note or its symbol in music. 4 …
15Crotch — For other uses, see Crotch (disambiguation). Contents 1 References The term crotch (or crutch) may be used to describe the region of an object (a trunk) where it splits into two or more limbs. This can include trees, animals …
16crotch — [[t]krɒ̱tʃ[/t]] crotches 1) N COUNT Your crotch is the part of your body between the tops of your legs. Glover kicked him hard in the crotch. 2) N COUNT The crotch of something such as a pair of trousers is the part that covers the area between… …
17Crotch — A nonmedical term in common usage for the region where the legs come together, the place where the lower limbs divide. The word crotch is thought to be related to the word crutch since the first crutches were likely fashioned from the crotch of a …
18crotch — noun a) The area where something forks or branches, a ramification takes place. There is a child sitting in a crotch of that tree. b) The (ventral) area of a person’s body where the legs fork from the trunk Every …
19Crotch — This interesting surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and is a topographical name for someone who lived by a cross. The derivation of the name is from the Middle English crouch , a cross, itself from the Olde English pre 7th Century cruc . This word …
20crotch — dvišakumas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Upės (kartais ir slėnio) išsišakojimas į dvi nesusijungiančias dalis. atitikmenys: angl. bifurcation; crotch; dichotomy vok. Dichotomie, f; Gabelspaltung, f; Gabelung, f;… …
