cruck

n. <英>(构成房屋曲木屋架的)曲木

发音

/kɹʌk/
IE /kɹʊk/
其它 /kɹʊk/

词形变化

crucks 复数 crucked crucking crucks 三单 crucking 现在分词 crucked 过去式 crucked 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A sturdy timber with a curve or angle used for primary framing of a timber house, usually used in pairs.

    建筑

    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 another, with the branch ends pegged together, they constitute what was usually known as a 'cruck' or, more correctly, 'a pair of crucks'. — L.F. Salzman, Building in England, p. 195.

  2. 1.

    A vehicle that has features of both a car and a truck.

v.
  1. 1.

    To make lame.

    方言 及物

词源

Perhaps from a dialectal variant of crutch or crook.

来源：wiktionary