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cruck

/kruhk/US // krʌk //UK // (krʌk) //

贪婪,贪杯,贪污,贪婪的人

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : one of a pair of naturally curved timbers forming one of several rigid arched frames supporting the roof of a cottage or farm building.

Examples

  • Like the palisade and puncheon methods, the cruck was medieval down to its very core.

  • When he spoke of crotchet, he probably meant cruck, of which it was a later derivative.