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crotchet

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrɒtʃɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkrɑtʃɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kroch′it)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
crotch•et /ˈkrɑtʃɪt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. an odd idea;
    strange notion.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
crotch•et  (kroch′it),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an odd fancy or whimsical notion.
  2. a small hook.
  3. a hooklike device or part.
  4. Insects[Entomol.]a small, hooklike process.
  5. Music and Dancea quarter note. See illus. under note. 
  6. a curved surgical instrument with a sharp hook.
  • Middle French (see crochet); doublet of crocket
  • Middle English crochet hook, staff with hook at end 1350–1400
    1. caprice, whimsy, eccentricity, quirk, oddity.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
crotchet /ˈkrɒtʃɪt/ n
  1. a note having the time value of a quarter of a semibreveUsual US and Canadian name: quarter note
  2. a perverse notion
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French crochet, literally: little hook, from croche hook; see crocket
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