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||Crot"a*lus (-l?s), n. [NL., fr.
Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; rattle.] (Zoöl.) A genus of
poisonous serpents, including the rattlesnakes.

Crot"a*phite (kr?t"?-f?t), n. [Gr.
&?;&?;&?;&?; the side of the forehead.] (Anat.) The
temple or temporal fossa. Also used adjectively.

Crot`a*phit"ic (kr?t`?-f?t"?k), n.
(Anat.) Pertaining to the temple; temporal.

Crotch (kr?ch; 224), n.; pl.
Crotches (-&?;z). [Cf. Crotchet,
Crutch.] 1. The angle formed by the
parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk
divides; as, the crotch of a tree.

2. (Naut.) A stanchion or post of
wood or iron, with two arms for supporting a boom, spare yards,
etc.; -- called also crane and crutch.
Totten.

Crotched (kr?cht), a.
1. Having a crotch; forked.

2. Cross; peevish. [Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.

Crotch"et (kr?ch"?t; 224), n. [F.


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