Thesaurus: crotch
The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree.
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- n. The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree.
- n. A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also crane and crutch.
- n. the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
- n. the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
- n. external sex organ
- 1. The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree. 2. (Naut.) A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also crane and crutch. Totten.
- A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms forsupporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also crane andcrutch. Totten.
- n:100 n. the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk