add. ·vt to notch (a log) on opposite sides to provide a grip for the dogs in hauling.
2. crotch ·add. ·noun in the three-ball carom game, a small space at each corner of the table. ·see crotched, below.
3. crotch ·noun the angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree.
4. crotch ·noun a stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms for supporting a boom, spare yards, ·etc.;
called also crane and crutch.
5. crotch ·add. ·vt to provide with a crotch; to give the form of a crotch to; as, to crotch the ends of ropes in splicing or tying knots.