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   crutch

   /krʌtʃ/

   noun

   • 1. a long stick with a crosspiece at the top, used as a support under the armpit by a person with an injury or disability.
   • ▪ a thing used for support or reassurance: "they use the Internet as a crutch for their loneliness"
   • 2. the crotch of the body or a garment: "the water was up to my crutch"

   Word Origin Old Englishcrycc, cryc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruk and German Krücke.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • C

     3

   • R

     1

   • U

     1

   • T

     1

   • C

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   • H

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