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The rough, shaggy part of oak bark.

d under the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in walking. I'll lean upon one crutch, and fight with the other. Shak. Rhyme is a crutch that lifts the weak alone. H. Smith.

Supported upon crutches.

See 4th Crowd.

Not capable of being searched out; inscrutable. [Obs.] -- Im`per*scru"ta*ble*ness, n. [Obs.]

The quality or state of being inscrutable; inscrutableness.

ult to be explained or accounted for satisfactorily; obscure; incomprehensible; as, an inscrutable design or event. 'T is not in man To yield a reason for the will of Heaven Which is inscrutable. Beau. & Fl. Waiving a question so inscrutable as this. De Quincey.

The quality or state of being inscrutable; inscrutability.

In an inscrutable manner.

A thorough searching; a minute inquiry or scrutiny. Carlyle

Discoverable by scrutiny, inquiry, or critical examination. [R.] r. H. More.

Search; scrutiny. [Obs.]

One who scrutinizes; a close examiner or inquirer. Ayliffe.

r voting for the candidates for the whole department in which he lived, as disting. from scrutin d'arrondissement (da`rôN`des`mäN"), or voting by each elector for the candidate or candidates for his own arrondissement only.

A scrutinizer; specifically, an examiner of votes, as at an election.

amine closely; to inspect or observe with critical attention; to regard narrowly; as, to scrutinize the measures of administration; to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals. Whose votes they were obliged to scrutinize. Ayliffe. Thscrutinized his face the closest. G. W. Cable.

One who scrutinizes.

Closely examining, or inquiring; careful; sctrict. -- Scru"ti*nous*ly, adv.

ion; minute inspection; critical observation. They that have designed exactness and deep scrutiny have taken some one part of nature. Sir M. Hale. Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view And narrower scrutiny. Milton.

A escritoire; a writing desk.