crotched

English

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Etymology 1

From crotch +‎ -ed.

Adjective

crotched (comparative more crotched, superlative most crotched)

1. Having a crotch or fork; forked.
2. (billiards) Lying within one of the crotches on the table.
   • 1909, John Huston Finley, “Billiards”, in Nelson's Perpetual Loose-leaf Encyclopaedia, volume 2, page 83B:

     When so crotched, only three counts are allowed, unless one or both object balls are forced out of the crotch.

   • 1911, William Brisbane Dick, The American Hoyle: Or, Gentleman's Hand-book of Games, page 463:

     The object-balls shall be considered crotched whenever the centers of both lie within a 4 1/2 inch square at either corner of the table, and when so crotched, but three counts are allowed unless one or both object-balls be forced out of the crotch.

   • 1979, George Sullivan, The Complete Beginner's Guide to Pool and Other Billiard Games, page 149:

     The balls are said to be crotched, a crotch being the term used to describe the inner corner of a table . It's a perfect situation for scoring caroms . You simply tap the cue ball into both crotched balls simultaneously, driving them deeper and deeper into the corner.

3. Misspelling of crocheted.
   • 2009, Thokozile Gurganious, The Government's Child, page 47:

     She was well known for wearing short pleated skirts with knitted and crotched sleeveless tops.

   • 2011, Julia Britou, Seipone: The Mirror, page 23:

     It was a red and white crotched shawl, so my diarrhea even went through the holes as it wasn't crotched very close like a carpet but more like a jersey.

   • 2021, Nataša Slak Valek, Hamed Almuhrzi, Women in Tourism in Asian Muslim Countries, page 89:

     In respect of women's roles in producing tourism in the city this is mainly manifest in terms of handicraft working and the provision of knitted, woven, crotched and embroidered bed sets, clothes, hats and sharis (a local shawl made from wool).

Verb

crotched

1. simple past and past participle of crotch

Etymology 2

Possibly related to crotchety.

Adjective

crotched (comparative more crotched, superlative most crotched)

1. (UK, dialect) cross; peevish
   • 1754, Miss Smythies, The History of Lucy Wellers, page 42:

     Are you, madam, '(returned the officious chamber-maid)' then determined to go moping with that crotched old woman into the country?

   • 1843 January, “The Smuggling Run”, in The Dublin University Magazine, volume 21, page 85:

     The officer is away about the guagin' business, and the men have Billy Short in with them, purtendin' to be crotched with some sperrits from an ould run, that he gives to them, to have the evening a hearty one;

   • 2011, General Rage, When There Was a Tomorrow:

     "You telling me the crotched old merc actually gives a crap now?" he asked.