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crotch [krɒtʃ] n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Also called (Brit) crutch a. the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk b. the human external genitals or the genital area c. the corresponding part of a pair of trousers, pants, etc. 2. a forked region formed by the junction of two members 3. a forked pole or stick [probably variant of crutch] crotched adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
crotch Translations crotch crotch [krɒtʃ] n (also crutch) (Anat) → inforcatura; (of garment) → cavallo crotch [krɒtʃ] n (also crutch) (Anat) → inforcatura; (of garment) → cavallo nouns crotch [krotʃ] in humans, the place where the legs meet together and join the body. kruis مُلتَقى الرِّجْلَيْن والجِسم чатал rozkrok skridt die Abzweigung καβάλος horcajadura, entrepierna jalgevahe کشاله haarat, haarojen väli entre-jambes מִפסָעָה जांघ एवं धड़ के जोड़ का क्षेत्र prepona selangkangan klof inforcatura (del corpo umano); cavallo 股 가랑이 tarpkojis, šakumas kājstarpe kelangkang kruis skritt krocze entreperna (la pantaloni) partea dintre picioare пах rozkrok korak prepone skrev, gren หว่างขา kasık 胯部 промежина دوشاخہ đũng quần 人体两腿分叉处 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He now has to drop and secure his oar, turn round on his centre half way, seize his harpoon from the crotch, and with what little strength may remain, he essays to pitch it somehow into the whale. He hoped not, for that would mean a night's sleep curled in the crotch of a tree, and he much preferred the bed of grasses within his own abode. Then, again, if you fix your eye upon this strange, crested, comb-like incrustation on the top of the mass --this green, barnacled thing, which the Greenlanders call the crown, and the Southern fishers the bonnet of the Right Whale; fixing your eyes solely on this, you would take the head for the trunk of some huge oak, with a bird's nest in its crotch. |
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