noun Etymology: probably from dialect form of 2crook (curved timber) Date: 1898 one of a pair of curved timbers forming a principal support of a roof in primitive English house construction
CRUCK
Meaning of CRUCK in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012