Something that supports, often used negatively to indicate that it is not needed and causes an unhealthful dependency; a prop
A knee, or piece of knee timber.
A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.
A forked stanchion or post; a crotch.
A type of cross formed from two C-shapes joined back to back.
A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.
A crotch; the area of body where the legs fork from the trunk.
to stir with a crutch.
To support on crutches; to prop up.
To move on crutches.
To shear the hindquarters of a sheep; to dag.
Something that corrects or counteracts.
A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease.
The accepted tolerance or deviation in fineness or weight in the production of gold coins etc.
The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong.
To provide or serve as a remedy for.