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crutch

/kˈɹʌtʃ/KRUHCH
/kˈɹʌtʃ/KRUHCH

Meaningsupporting staff

Common meaning: walking aid fitted under the arm

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishcricc‘supporting staff’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englisherucchesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftssupporting staff → walking aid fitted under the armcrutch‘walking aid fitted under the arm’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English cricc ‘supporting staff’.

Roots

  • cricc Old English “supporting staff”

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