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A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.
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He walked on crutches for a month until the cast was removed from his leg.
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Something that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthful dependency; a prop
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Alcohol became a crutch to help him through the long nights; eventually it killed him.
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A crotch; the area of body where the legs fork from the trunk.
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A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.
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A knee, or piece of knee timber.
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A forked stanchion or post; a crotch.
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A type of cross formed from two C-shapes joined back to back.