cruck/kɹʌk/EtymologyPerhaps from a dialectal variant of crutch or crook.nounA sturdy timber with a curve or angle used for primary framing of a timber house, usually used in pairs.“1952: To construct such a house, it is necessary to select an oak with a branch growing out at an angle of about 45°; the upper part of the tree, above the fork, having been cut off, the trunk and branch are roughly squared and divided in half . If the two halves are then placed opposite one another, with the branch ends pegged together, they constitute what was usually known as a 'cruck' or, more”A vehicle that has features of both a car and a truck.“It was a car/truck. The cab had two seats like a car and the back had a flat cut out for cargo like a truck. People used to call it a 'Cruck'.”verbTo make lame.