CRUCK

Meaning of CRUCK in English

[ krʌk ]

■ noun Brit. either of a pair of curved timbers extending to the ground in the roof framework of a type of medieval house.

Origin

C16: var. of crook .

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CRUCK — noun Etymology: probably from dialect form of 2crook (curved timber) Date: 1898 one of a pair of curved timbers forming …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CRUCK — ˈkrək noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English crokke, probably variant of crok crook — more at crook : one …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRUCK — /kruk/ , n. (in old English building) one of a pair of naturally curved timbers forming one of several rigid …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRUCK — noun Etymology: probably from dialect form of crook (II) (curved timber) Date: 1898 : one of a pair of curved …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CRUCK — [cruck] n [prob. fr. dial. form of [2]crook (curved timber)] (1888): one of a pair of curved timbers forming a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CRUCK — cruck BrE AmE krʌk ▷ crucks krʌks
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CRUCK — n. Brit. hist. either of a pair of curved timbers extending to the ground in the framework of a type …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CRUCK — n. Brit. hist. either of a pair of curved timbers extending to the ground in the framework of a type …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CRUCK — n. Brit. hist. either of a pair of curved timbers extending to the ground in the framework of a type …
Oxford English vocab
CRUCK — n. Pronunciation: ' kr ə k Function: noun Etymology: probably from dialect form of 2 crook (curved timber) Date: 1898 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ARCHITECTURE — n. 25B6; noun modern architecture : BUILDING DESIGN, building style, planning, building, construction; formal architectonics. See lists. the architecture of …
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