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Crutched friar

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Crutched \Crutched\ (kr?cht), a.
   1. Supported upon crutches.

   2. [See {Crouch}, v. t., and {Crouched}, a. ] Marked with the
      sign of the cross; crouched.

   {Crutched friar} (Eccl.), one of a religious order, so called
      because its members bore the sign of the cross on their
      staves and habits; -- called also {crossed friar} and
      {crouched friar}.
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