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crutch, cruck

One of a pair of naturally curved timbers that rise from the outer walls to support the ridge beam, each crutch being called a blade, 4; joined at the top and connected by one or two tie beams, the resulting arched frame forming the unit in the framework of old English houses or farm buildings; pairs of crutches were placed at approximately equal intervals.

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No references found			We are aware of an old farmhouse in the north of the island which has the old-style cruck construction and may date from the 14th century, having got left behind by modernisation. History detectives on trail of old buildings by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Impressive ceiling and cruck beams, the drawing room's crenellated brick tower fireplace, a heavy timber vestibule door and even a classic Victorian floral-motif suite in the guest toilet are reminders of the house's long history. HAPPY HUNTING by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) It was Cruck Cottage that was to become Harvey and his family's home, while Mark and his family went for Upper Bagden House, one of the new builds. Where history meets the future by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)			crownwork crowsfooting crowstep crowstep gable crowstone Croydon Crozet Basin Crozet Islands CRPG CRSV Crt Cru cruciate Crucible crucible melt extraction Crucible Process crucible steel Cruciferae crucifix Crucifixion cruciform cruciform core cruciform curve cruciform structure cruciform wing cruck cruck house crud crude assay crude desalting crude drug Crude Lead crude lecithin crude material crude naphtha crude oil crude ore crude scale crude still crude yellow scale Cruden Cruden, Alexander crudware Cruelty cruelty, prevention of Cruess, William cruet crufomate Cruft cruft together Cruft's Dog Show			crucifixions Crucifixtion Crucifixtion cruciform cruciform cruciform Cruciform Anterior Spinal Hyperextension cruciform core Cruciform curve Cruciform ligament Cruciform ligament of atlas cruciform structure cruciform wing Cruciform Wing Weapon Cruciform-Cutting Endonuclease 1 cruciformly cruciformly cruciformly cruciforms cruciforms cruciforms crucify crucify crucify crucifying crucifying Crucigerous Cruciverbalism cruciverbalist cruciverbalists cruck Cruck frame Cruck frame Cruck Framing Cruck Framing cruck house crucks crucks CRUCO CRUCP crud crud crud CRUDAN cruddier cruddier cruddiest cruddiest cruddiness Cruddle cruddy cruddy crude crude crude Crude Argon crude assay Crude birth rate Crude birth rate Crude birth rate Crude birth rate

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