CRUTCHES
NOUNS
► ARM PROPS crutches → c1820 sl.
► CROCHE a stick having a head to lean on; a lame man’s staff, a crutch → 1400
► CRUTCHET a crutch → 1611 obs.
► HECK a crutch → 1898 Sc.
► PROPS crutches → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SAPS crutches → 1912 US criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
► SCRITCH a crutch → 1904 Eng. dial.
► STICKS crutches → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► STILTS crutches → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► STIX a pair of crutches → 1912 US criminals’ sl. (Bk.)
► SYMPATHY STICKS a beggar’s crutches → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
NOUNS – PERSON
► HECKIE a person who uses a crutch in walking → 1902 Sc. (Bk.)
► HECKSTER a person who uses a crutch in walking → 1902 Sc. (Bk.)
VERBS
► BILT to walk with crutches → 1898 Sc. (Bk.)
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