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Antonyms for crotched

Grammar : Adj
Spell : kroch
Phonetic Transcription : krɒtʃ

Definition of crotched

Origin :
  • 1530s, original meaning "pitchfork," from Old North French croche "shepherd's crook," variant of croc "hook" (see crochet); meaning "region where the body forks" is 1590s.
  • As in angular : adj bent
Example sentences :
  • These stakes were crotched at the ends, so as to support others for the roof.
  • Extract from : « Christopher Carson » by John S. C. Abbott
  • From a pole, upheld by two crotched supports, hung a big iron kettle over the flames.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • The ridgepole of the roof was supported by two crotched trees and the roofing was made of logs and wooden slabs.
  • Extract from : « Pioneers of the Old Southwest » by Constance Lindsay Skinner
  • Ethan had made a rest for the rifle of a crotched stick, for the piece was too heavy for him to hold up to his shoulder.
  • Extract from : « Hope and Have » by Oliver Optic
  • The most common form was a lean-to, made by setting a couple of crotched posts in the ground with a long pole for a ridge.
  • Extract from : « Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V2 » by Jacob Dolson Cox
  • He noticed two willow wands lying crossed on the ground and pegged down with a crotched stick.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Cache » by E. C. [Ethel Claire] Brill
  • The crotched limbs can be about three inches long and the poles cut to four feet high.
  • Extract from : « Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp » by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
  • A lever is rigged like a well sweep, using a crotched stick for the post, and a strong pole for the sweep.
  • Extract from : « Home Pork Making » by A. W. Fulton
  • Our beds were constructed by driving a crotched stick down at each corner, and then placing a pole from one to the other.
  • Extract from : « The Empty Sleeve » by Henry H. Meacham
  • The Ornithologist and I fell unobtrusively to the rear, while the dauntless Pan led the van with a crotched stick.
  • Extract from : « Everyday Adventures » by Samuel Scoville

Synonyms for crotched

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