Crōtch, n.

n. [Cf. CROCHES and CRUTCH.] 1. The angle formed by the intersection of two legs or branches; place of division, as of a trunk into branches; fork. 2. (Naut.) A piece of wood or iron, formed with two horns or arms, like a half moon, used for supporting a boom, spare yards, &c.;—called also crane. Totten.