See Also: crutch(medicine)
Crutch(health)
crutch(1)(dictionary)
crutch(2)(dictionary)
crutch(dictionary)
crutch palsy(medicine)
crutch paralysis(medicine)
lid crutch spectacles(medicine)

crutch(2) (iou)



crutch verb. M17.
[from the noun.]
verb trans. Support as with a crutch or crutches; prop up, sustain. M17.
Dryden Two fools that crutch their feeble sense on verse. G. W. Thornbury Old crippled buildings..crutched up with posts and logs.
verb intrans. & trans. with it, one's way. Go on crutches, limp. E19.
Dirt Bike Using a stick he found on the ground, he crutched his way over to it.
verb trans. Push (a sheep) into a dip with a crutch. Chiefly Austral. & NZ. L19.
verb trans. Clip the wool or hair from the hindquarters of (a sheep, dog, etc.). Chiefly Austral. & NZ. E20.