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cruck.

A sturdy timber with a curve or angle used for primary framing of a timber house, usually used in pairs.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɹʌk//kɹʊk/Ireland, Northern-England
  1. A sturdy timber with a curve or angle used for primary framing of a timber house, usually used in pairs.

Where this word comes from

Perhaps from a dialectal variant of crutch or crook.

verb/kɹʌk//kɹʊk/Ireland, Northern-England
  1. To make lame.

    dialectal · transitive
Where this word comes from

Perhaps from a dialectal variant of crutch or crook.

noun/kɹʌk//kɹʊk/Ireland, Northern-England
  1. A vehicle that has features of both a car and a truck.

Where this word comes from

From blend of car + truck.

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