(a.) Lying within a crotch; -- said of the object balls in the three-ball carom game whenever the centers of both lie within a 4/-inch square at a corner of the table, in which case but three counts are allowed unless one or both balls be forced out of the crotch.
CROTCHED
Meaning of CROTCHED in English
Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012