cruck

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sturdy timber with a curve or angle used for primary framing of a timber house, usually used in pairs.
    — 1952: To construct such a house, it is necessary to select an oak with a branch growing out at an angle of about 45°; the upper part of the tree, above the fork, having been cut off, the trunk and branch are roughly squared and divided in half . If the two halves are then placed opposite one another, with the branch ends pegged together, they constitute what was usually known as a 'cruck' or, more correctly, 'a pair of crucks'. — L.F. Salzman, Building in England, p. 195.
  2. A vehicle that has features of both a car and a truck.
    — It was a car/truck. The cab had two seats like a car and the back had a flat cut out for cargo like a truck. People used to call it a 'Cruck'.
动词 v.
  1. To make lame. dialectal,transitive

词形变化

crucks plural crucks present,singular,third-person crucking participle,present crucked participle,past crucked past crucks plural

词源

词源 1
Perhaps from a dialectal variant of crutch or crook.
词源 2
From blend of car + truck.
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