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crotch•et



Pronunciation: (kroch'it), [key]
—n.
1. an odd fancy or whimsical notion.
2. a small hook.
3. a hooklike device or part.
4. Entomol.a small, hooklike process.
5. Music. Chiefly Brit.a quarter note. See illus. under note.
6. a curved surgical instrument with a sharp hook.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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