A staff for a lame or infirm person to lean upon in walking; now a staff with a cross-piece at the top to fit under the armpit (usually a pair of cru…
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| 释义 | the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > surgical supports > [noun] > crutch (10) crutchc900 A staff for a lame or infirm person to lean upon in walking; now a staff with a cross-piece at the top to fit under the armpit (usually a pair of cru… crosec1330 The pastoral staff or crook of a bishop or abbot; a crosier. stiltc1330 A crutch. Obsolete exc. dialect. potent1348 A crutch; the head of a crutch; a staff with a crosspiece to lean upon. Also in extended use (in quot. 1400): a crozier. Cf. potence, n.1 3. Obsolete… croche14.. A pastoral staff, crook, crosier. staff1483 Applied to a crutch. Obsolete. staff1483 A stick carried in the hand as an aid in walking or climbing. Now chiefly literary (e.g. in reference to ‘pilgrims’). potencea1500 A crutch; = potent, n.1 1a. Obsolete. crutchet1611 = crutch, n. 1. plyer1699 slang. A crutch (considered as something which a person uses to ‘ply’ along; see ply, v.2 11). Obsolete. rare. |
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