Hypertext Webster Gateway: "crotch"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crotch \Crotch\, n. (Billiards)
In the three-ball carom game, a small space at each corner of
the table. See {Crotched}, below.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crotch \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.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crotch \Crotch\ (kr?ch; 224), n.; pl. {Crotches} (-?z). [Cf.
{Crotchet}, {Crutch}.]
1. The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a
fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a
tree.
2. (Naut.) A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms
for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also
{crane} and {crutch}. --Totten.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
crotch
n 1: the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they
join the human trunk [syn: {fork}]
2: external sex organ [syn: {genitalia}, {genital organ}, {genitals},
{private parts}, {privates}]
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