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by the parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree.

A form of tackle for loading a log sideways on a sled, skidway, etc.

Having a crotch; forked.

A forked support; a crotch. The crotchets of their cot in columns rise. Dryden.

Marked or measured by crotchets; having musical notation. Harmar (1587).

The state or character of being crotchety, or whimsical. This belief in rightness is a kind of conscientiousness, and when it degenerates it becomes crotchetiness. J. Grote.

Given to crotchets; subject to whims; as, a crotchety man.

With one breve, or four minims, to measure, and sung faster like four crotchets; in quick common time; -- indicated in the time signature by

ctify a mistake, or to supply an omission, and for certain other purposes; -- called also crotchet.

he clef is the mark of common time, in which each measure is a semibreve (four fourths or crotchets); for alla breve time it is written (c) The "C clef," a modification of the letter C, placed on any line of the staff, abows that line to be middle C.

The fork of the legs; the crotch. [Obs.] Chaucer.

forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See Crotch, 2. Crane fly (Zoöl.), a dipterous insect with long legs, of the genus Tipula. -- Derrick crane. See Derrick. -- Gigantic crane. (Zoöl.) See Adjutant, n., 3. -- Traveling crane, Traveler crane, Traversing crane (Mach.),…

A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim; crotchet; also, a fit of temper or passion. [Prov. Eng.] Violent of temper; subject to sudden cranks. Carlyle.

Addicted to crotchets and whims; unreasonable in opinions; crotchety. [Colloq.]

A strong habitual desire or fancy; a crotchet. It was quite a craze with him [Burns] to have his Jean dressed genteelly. Prof. Wilson.

A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See Crotch.

An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice. [Colloq.] Cozzens.

Queer; eccentric; crotchety. [Colloq. U.S.]

erly the shortest in use; a half note, equal to half a semibreve, or two quarter notes or crotchets.

lish dance tune, in 3-4 measure, beginning always on the beat with a quaver followed by a crotchet, and closing on the beat after a strong accent on the second beat; also, a dance adapted to such music; a polacca.