Definitions
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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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Walking support”6 letters
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