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cratches

cratches is the plural of cratch.

cratches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cratch.

Meaning of cratch

Noun (1)

cratch (plural cratches)

  1. (obsolete) A grated crib or manger.
    • Begin from first where He encradled was, / In simple cratch, wrapt in a wad of hay.1596, Edmund Spenser, A Hymne of Heavenly Love
  2. The vertical planks at the forward end of the hold of a traditional English narrowboat which constrain the cargo and support the top plank or walkway.
    • The fore-end of the cargo space terminates in a triangular board, called the cratch, raised to the same height as the cabin roof and connected to it […]1966, Gervis Frere-Cook, The decorative arts of the mariner

Noun (2)

cratch (plural cratches)

  1. A swelling on a horse's pastern, under the fetlock.

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Questions about cratches

What is cratches the plural of?
Cratches is the plural of cratch.

Words near cratches in the dictionary

  1. crataegus
  2. crataeguses
  3. Crataeis
  4. cratch
  5. cratched
  6. cratches
  7. cratching
  8. crate
  9. crate engine
  10. crate engines
  11. crate motor

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