drop-crotch

drop-crotch adjective: being or relating to a style of pruning in which an upper limb is cut back to the next lower lateral.

Adjective

drop-crotch (not comparable)

Being or relating to a style of pruning in which an upper limb is cut back to the next lower lateral.
- If a drop-crotch cut will remove too much foliage from a limb, the limb either should be removed entirely, or not cut at all.1998, Arborist News, page 11
Being or relating to a style of trousers with extra room in the crotch region, such as in harem pants.
- I tried on a pair of drop-crotch pants one day because they were trendy and I thought maybe, just maybe, I could rock them.2015, Dina Gachman, Brokenomics: 50 Ways to Live the Dream on a Dime, →ISBN, page 148

drop-crotch (third-person singular simple present drop-crotches, present participle drop-crotching, simple past and past participle drop-crotched)

To prune using the drop-crotch technique.
- Sometimes restoring a top or drop-crotching or even selectively removing certain branches will achieve the same result that the client had in mind — they may call it topping but in reality what I do is far different.2001, Arborist News - Volumes 10-11

Adjective
alternative form	drop crotch
Verb
third-person singular present	drop-crotches
present participle	drop-crotching
past participle	drop-crotched
past	drop-crotched

What does drop-crotch mean?: Drop-crotch means being or relating to a style of pruning in which an upper limb is cut back to the next lower lateral.
What part of speech is drop-crotch?: Drop-crotch can be an adjective or a verb.

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