Crutch

n. [L. Lat. croccia, crucca, It. croccia, gruccia, from Lat. as if crucca, from crux, crucis, cross; A-S. crycc, cricc, D. kruk, L. Ger. krukke, H. Ger. krücke, Dan. krykke, Sw. krycka.] 1. A staff with a cross-piece at the head, placed under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking. I'll lean upon one crutch, and fight with the other, Ere stay behind this business. Shak. 2. Any fixture or adjustment with a head or top like that of a crutch, as in a lady's saddle.

v. t. To support on crutches; to prop up or sustain. [Rare.] Two fools that crutch their feeble sense on verse. Dryden.