crotched
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Lying within one of the crotches on the table.
adj
Misspelling of crocheted.
verb
simple past and past participle of crotch
Example Sentences
- "When so crotched, only three counts are allowed, unless one or both object balls are forced out of the crotch."
- "The object-balls shall be considered crotched whenever the centers of both lie within a 4 1/2 inch square at either corner of the table, and when so crotched, but three counts are allowed unless one or both object-balls be forced out of the crotch."
- "The balls are said to be crotched, a crotch being the term used to describe the inner corner of a table . It's a perfect situation for scoring caroms . You simply tap the cue ball into both crotched balls simultaneously, driving them deeper and deeper into the corner."
- "She was well known for wearing short pleated skirts with knitted and crotched sleeveless tops."
- "It was a red and white crotched shawl, so my diarrhea even went through the holes as it wasn't crotched very close like a carpet but more like a jersey."
- "In respect of women's roles in producing tourism in the city this is mainly manifest in terms of handicraft working and the provision of knitted, woven, crotched and embroidered bed sets, clothes, hats and sharis (a local shawl made from wool)."
Etymology
From crotch + -ed.
Word Breakdown
Usage
- British usage
Inflected Forms
more crotched (comparative)
most crotched (superlative)