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Word entry · 6 letters

crutch

Best crossword clue

"Walking support"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɹʌt͡ʃ/Part of speech nounSorted cchrtuStarts with CEnds with H1 cluesCommon crossword word
1C2R3U4T5C6H

Definitions

  1. anything that serves as an expedient

Word origin

From Middle English crucche, from Old English cryċċ (“crutch, staff”), from Proto-West Germanic *krukkju, from Proto-Germanic *krukjō (“crutch, staff”), from Proto-Indo-European *grewg- (“wrinkle, bend”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, bend”).

Used in a sentence

  • He walked on crutches for a month until the cast was removed from his leg.
  • I'll lean upon one crutch, and fight with the other.
  • Sullen now, with stultified spleen, Mrs Dibble grappled her crutches and levered herself upright after an ungainly struggle.

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