crutch

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una donna cammina sorretta da due stampelle

crutch sing (pl.: crutches)

  1. stampella, gruccia (attrezzo ortopedico)
  2. supporto, sostegno (anche in senso figurato)
  3. variante di crotch

crutch (vai alla coniugazione) (3ª persona sing. presente crutches, participio presente crutching, passato semplice e participio passato crutched)

  1. sostenere, puntellare con stampelle (anche in senso figurato)
  • IPA: /kɹʌtʃ/

dall'inglese antico crycc, derivato dalla radice germanica krukjō (dalla stessa radice deriva anche l'italiano "gruccia")