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drop-crotched

drop-crotched is the simple past and past participle of drop-crotch.

Meaning of drop-crotch

Verb

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

  1. 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

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Questions about drop-crotched

What is drop-crotched the simple past and past participle of?
Drop-crotched is the simple past and past participle of drop-crotch.

Words near drop-crotched in the dictionary

  1. drop-call
  2. drop-called
  3. drop-calling
  4. drop-calls
  5. drop-crotch
  6. drop-crotched
  7. drop-crotches
  8. drop-crotching
  9. drop-dead
  10. drop-down
  11. drop-down list

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