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n. - The angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk; The region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches.

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  • He climbed into the crotch of a tree
  • Most of the hair on his crotch is also what we call "laid"
  • Why do people still find humor in crotch gags and pratfalls?
  • From the main crotch diverged the four main branches of the tree.
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  • After that injury to his "crotch" (the bodily area where one's legs fork), he can only get up from a "crouch" (to bend the legs down low) by using a "crutch" (an underarm support).
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