cruck

[ kruhk ]

noun

1. (in old English building) one of a pair of naturally curved timbers forming one of several rigid arched frames supporting the roof of a cottage or farm building.

cruck

/ krʌk /

noun

1. one of a pair of curved wooden timbers supporting the end of the roof in certain types of building

Word History and Origins

Origin of cruck¹

First recorded in 1885–90; variant of crook ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of cruck¹

C19: variant of crook (n)

Example Sentences

No one has seen today an original cruck building in this country, but early Virginia possessed hundreds and perhaps thousands of cruck fabrics.

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Now, about the third construction type, the cruck.

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The "cruck" church of 1607, the first substantial church, which, according to Smith, was covered by rushes, boards, and earth.

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

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

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