Literary notes about Crotch (AI summary)
The term “crotch” appears in literature with a striking diversity of meaning and usage. In many contexts, it denotes a junction or fork where elements intersect, such as the fork in a tree branch ([1], [2], [3]) or the joining point in architectural or mechanical constructs ([4], [5], [6]). At the same time, the word is employed more anatomically—to refer to parts of the human or animal form—injecting both literal and figurative layers into narrative descriptions ([7], [8], [9]). In some instances, “crotch” even functions as a proper noun or an allusive nickname in character naming, deepening its playful or ironic undertones ([10], [11]).
- It hit right into the fork of a limb that hung down over the crick, and it all spread out when it lit, and stuck in that crotch somehow.
— from Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis - But, occasionally, the nest is set in an upright crotch of a willow or some dead sapling.
— from The Birds of Washington (Volume 1 of 2)
A complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state by John Hooper Bowles - At the upper end of this club was a V-shaped crotch, made by two strong forking branches, which he cut and whittled until they were to his liking.
— from The Silent Battle by George Gibbs - The crotch, as well as the square centre, should be oiled to prevent its damaging the work surface.
— from Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose - The roof is supported by a massive upright, in a crotch, or V, on which the cross rafters rest.
— from The Grand Canyon of Arizona: How to See It by George Wharton James - At the crotch or junction, these flukes slightly overlap, then sideways recede from each other like wings, leaving a wide vacancy between.
— from Moby Dick; Or, The Whale by Herman Melville - Her hot, bare crotch ground against his underwear.
— from Makers by Cory Doctorow - The low crotch of the vest revealed a stiff shirt bosom of white and pink stripes.
— from Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser - The sweat was pouring down my crotch, my eyes were staring, and I could hardly be brought around.
— from The Satyricon — Complete by Petronius Arbiter - The celebrated musician, William Crotch, was born in the parish of St. George at Colegate in this city, July 5th, 1775.
— from A Comprehensive History of Norwich by A. D. Bayne - 29.—Died at the residence of his son (the Rev. W. R. Crotch), at Taunton, “that eminent musician,” Dr. Crotch.
— from Norfolk Annals, Vol. 1
A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century by Charles Mackie