: one of a pair of curved timbers forming a principal support of a roof in primitive English house construction
Word History
Etymology
probably from dialect form of crook entry 2 (curved timber)
First Known Use
1898, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near cruck
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“Cruck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cruck. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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