"cruck" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɹʌk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cruck.wav [Southern-England] Forms: crucks [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌk Etymology: Perhaps from a dialectal variant of crutch or crook. Etymology templates: {{m|en|crutch}} crutch, {{m|en|crook}} crook Head templates: {{en-noun}} cruck (plural crucks)
  1. (architecture) A sturdy timber with a curve or angle used for primary framing of a timber house, usually used in pairs. Categories (topical): Architecture Derived forms: cruck-frame, cruck-truss
    Sense id: en-cruck-en-noun-KTZBpM3w Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 34 33 33 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 5 6 Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kɹʌk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cruck.wav [Southern-England] Forms: crucks [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌk Etymology: From blend of car + truck. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|car|truck|nocap=1}} blend of car + truck Head templates: {{en-noun}} cruck (plural crucks)
  1. A vehicle that has features of both a car and a truck.
    Sense id: en-cruck-en-noun-Hg9QjC68 Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 34 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /kɹʌk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cruck.wav [Southern-England] Forms: crucks [present, singular, third-person], crucking [participle, present], crucked [participle, past], crucked [past]
Rhymes: -ʌk Etymology: Perhaps from a dialectal variant of crutch or crook. Etymology templates: {{m|en|crutch}} crutch, {{m|en|crook}} crook Head templates: {{en-verb}} cruck (third-person singular simple present crucks, present participle crucking, simple past and past participle crucked)
  1. (dialectal, transitive) To make lame. Tags: dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-cruck-en-verb-oCEhPwwQ Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 34 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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