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cruck
[ kruhk ]
noun
- (in old English building) one of a pair of naturally curved timbers forming one of several rigid arched frames supporting the roof of a cottage or farm building.
cruck
/ krʌk /
noun
- one of a pair of curved wooden timbers supporting the end of the roof in certain types of building
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cruck1
C19: variant of crook (n)
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Example Sentences
Like the palisade and puncheon methods, the cruck was medieval down to its very core.
From Project Gutenberg
When he spoke of crotchet, he probably meant cruck, of which it was a later derivative.
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