crotched
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No one saw this more clearly than Gorey’s friend Maurice Sendak, who recalled a cover illustration Gorey did for Melville’s novel “Redburn” featuring a prominently crotched male observer staring at three rough-tradish sailors.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2018
Arrived at the camp, we found two huge iron kettles suspended on a pole, which was supported by crotched stakes, driven in the ground, and each half full of boiling syrup.
From Mind Amongst the Spindles by Various
The simplest and cheapest kind of shed is formed by poles or rails, the upper end resting on a strong horizontal pole supported by crotched posts set in the ground.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings
First there was the "August Pippin" tree, a great crotched tree, with a trunk as large round as a barrel.
From When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine by C. A. (Charles Asbury) Stephens
In the latter stood two stout crotched stakes, firmly braced—the handiwork of Pedro and Lourenço.
From The Pathless Trail by Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel
