crutched


crutch

C0778900 (krŭch)n.1. A support used by an injured or disabled person, often in pairs, as an aid to walking, having a vertical shaft that is sometimes forked, a horizontal grip for the hand, and a crosspiece that is positioned under the armpit or a cuff that wraps around the forearm.2. Something on which one depends, often excessively: a mnemonic crutch.3. A forked support or part.4. A forked leg rest on a sidesaddle.5. Archaic The crotch of a person or animal.v. crutched, crutch·ing, crutch·es v.intr. To move using a crutch or crutches.v.tr. To support on a crutch or crutches.
[Middle English crucche, from Old English crycc.]