"drop-crotch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drop-crotches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} drop-crotch (countable and uncountable, plural drop-crotches)
  1. A style of pruning in which an upper limb is cut back to the next lower lateral. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-drop-crotch-en-noun-0sfRBFjI
  2. A style of trousers with extra room in the crotch region, such as in harem pants. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-drop-crotch-en-noun-v2EUblBi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 74 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: drop crotch

Verb

Forms: drop-crotches [present, singular, third-person], drop-crotching [participle, present], drop-crotched [participle, past], drop-crotched [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} drop-crotch (third-person singular simple present drop-crotches, present participle drop-crotching, simple past and past participle drop-crotched)
  1. To prune using the drop-crotch technique.
    Sense id: en-drop-crotch-en-verb-45gNHHRa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: drop crotch

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for drop-crotch meaning in English (2.6kB)

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