- The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a
fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree. - A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms for
supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also crane and crutch.
- Column - Column; stalwart - Large post - Red dye used by heathen nations - Short paragraph about off-colour column - Slender supporting column - Supporter of the church, made of flesh or stone
- A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It
is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in
the middle. If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they
often bear upon the foot of the king-post. Called also crown-post.