GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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1.       
   Crotch, v. t.  [imp. & p. p. Crotched ; p. pr. & vb. n. Crotch"ing.]
   To provide with a crotch; to give the form of a crotch to; as, to crotch the ends of ropes in splicing or tying knots.
   Webster 1913 Suppl.
   (Logging) To notch (a log) on opposite sides to provide a grip for the dogs in hauling. [Western, U. S.]
   Webster 1913 Suppl.
         
       

2.       
   Crotched , a.
   Having a crotch; forked.
   1913 Webster
   Cross; peevish. [Prov. Eng.]
   Halliwell.
   
   1913 Webster
   (Billiards) Lying within a crotch; -- said of the object balls in the three-ball carom game whenever the centers of both lie within a 4½-inch square at a corner of the table, in which case but three counts are allowed unless one or both balls be forced out of the crotch.
   Webster 1913 Suppl.