"crut" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cruts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} crut (plural cruts)
  1. (mining) A cross-measure tunnel or drift.
    Sense id: en-crut-en-noun-u2lyGM5E Categories (other): Mining Topics: business, mining
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Compare French croûte (“crust”). Etymology templates: {{cog|fr|croûte||crust}} French croûte (“crust”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} crut
  1. (archaic) The rough, shaggy part of oak bark Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-crut-en-noun-lO4WH9hC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: cruts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} crut (plural cruts)
  1. (UK, dialect) A dwarf. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-crut-en-noun-N1cFntQI Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Forms: cruts [present, singular, third-person], crutting [participle, present], crutted [participle, past], crutted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} crut (third-person singular simple present cruts, present participle crutting, simple past and past participle crutted)
  1. (mining) To work as a crutter. Related terms: dook, steeps
    Sense id: en-crut-en-verb-bncLq3CH Categories (other): Mining, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 10 17 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 16 10 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 12 8 67 Topics: business, mining
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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