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drop crotch en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Alternative form of drop-crotch. ▸ A style of pruning.
    • When lowering the height of Deciduous trees, especially under utility lines, utilize drop crotch pruning where possible to minimize the likelihood of suckering. 1980, Arboriculture Specifications, page 13:
  2. (not-comparable) Alternative form of drop-crotch. ▸ A style of trousers.
    • He was a few inches shorter than Alex was and he had the punk rock style written all over him with that leather vest he was wearing and black drop crotch pants he had on. 2014, K. Farah, Evasion: A Journey To Remember, →ISBN, page 209:

drop crotch en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of drop-crotch.
    • Never drop crotch to a horizontal limb — the pros call it a bench cut — which will produce more water sprouts than you can count. 2003, Karan Davis Cutler, Pruning Trees, Shrubs & Vines, →ISBN, page 51:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
drop crotches Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
drop crotching Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
drop crotched Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
drop crotched Tense=Past lexicographic