cruck
/kɹʌk/
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Ireland/kɹʊk/
cruck noun: a sturdy timber with a curve or angle used for primary framing of a timber house, usually used in pairs.
Noun (1)
cruck (plural crucks)
- A sturdy timber with a curve or angle used for primary framing of a timber house, usually used in pairs.
- 1952: To construct such a house, it is necessary to select an oak with a branch growing out at an angle of about 45°; the upper part of the tree, above the fork, having been cut off, the trunk and branch are roughly squared and divided in half . If the two halves are then placed opposite one...
- Historic England explained the listing: "The station's unique design employs a high level of sophistication and innovation through its use of conoid shells supported on a cruck-like frame, which not only create a dramatic aesthetic form, but endow the building with a light and spacious interior."2023 March 22, Philip Haigh, “Five configuration stages to boost Manchester rail capacity”, in RAIL, number 979, page 31
Verb
cruck (third-person singular simple present crucks, present participle crucking, simple past and past participle crucked)
- To make lame.
Noun (2)
cruck (plural crucks)
- A vehicle that has features of both a car and a truck.
- It was a car/truck. The cab had two seats like a car and the back had a flat cut out for cargo like a truck. People used to call it a 'Cruck'.2010, Michael Thoreau, Oh Brother, Why?
- It was a half car, half truck. I christened it the “Cruck”.2011, Karl J. Stenstrom, The Low Road
Forms of cruck
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | crucks |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | crucks |
| present participle | crucking |
| past participle | crucked |
| past | crucked |
Origin of cruck
Perhaps from a dialectal variant of crutch or crook.
From blend of car + truck.
Words formed from cruck
- cruck-frame
- cruck-truss
Words that rhyme with cruck
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Questions about cruck
- What does cruck mean?
- Cruck means a sturdy timber with a curve or angle used for primary framing of a timber house, usually used in pairs.
- What part of speech is cruck?
- Cruck can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce cruck?
- Cruck is pronounced /kɹʌk/.
- What is the plural of cruck?
- The plural of cruck is crucks.
Words near cruck in the dictionary
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