CRUCK


Meaning of CRUCK in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' kr ə k

Function: noun

Etymology: probably from dialect form of 2 crook (curved timber)

Date: 1898

: one of a pair of curved timbers forming a principal support of a roof in primitive English house construction

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