Found 4 items, similar to Crutches.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: crutch
kruk
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: crutch
penopang, tongkat ketiak
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: crutch
crutch
n 1: a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and
reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while
walking
2: anything that serves as an expedient;
“he uses drugs as a
psychological crutch”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Crutches
Crutch
\Crutch\ (kr[u^]ch; 224), n.; pl.
Crutches (-[e^]z).
[OE. crucche, AS. crycc, cricc; akin to D. kruk, G.
kr["u]cke, Dan. krykke, Sw. krycka, and to E. crook. See
Crook, and cf.
Cricket a low stool.]
1. A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under
the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in
walking.
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I'll lean upon one crutch, and fight with the other.
--Shak.
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Rhyme is a crutch that lifts the weak alone. --H.
Smith.
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2. A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a
forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.
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3. (Naut.)
(a) A knee, or piece of knee timber.
(b) A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See
Crotch.
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