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Crotch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crotched p. pr. & vb. n. Crotch"ing.]
1. To provide with a crotch; to give the form of a crotch to; as, to crotch the ends of ropes in splicing or tying knots.
2. Logging To notch (a log) on opposite sides to provide a grip for the dogs in hauling. [Western, U. S.]
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Crotched a.
1. Having a crotch; forked.
2. Cross; peevish. [Prov. Eng.]
3. Billiards Lying within a crotch; -- said of the object balls in the three-ball carom game whenever the centers of both lie within a 4½-inch square at a corner of the table, in which case but three counts are allowed unless one or both balls be forced out of the crotch.
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