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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]).
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. Her hot, bare crotch ground against his underwear.
    — from Makers by Cory Doctorow
  8. The low crotch of the vest revealed a stiff shirt bosom of white and pink stripes.
    — from Sister Carrie: A Novel by Theodore Dreiser
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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

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