croche

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noun

A little bud or knob at the top of a deer's antler, or as the predevelopmental stage of the antler.

OriginMiddle French croche ← Frankish *krok ← Proto-Germanic *krukaz →
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Meanings

nouncroche (plural croches)

plural croches

  1. obsoleteA little bud or knob at the top of a deer's antler, or as the predevelopmental stage of the antler.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ger-“to turn, bend, wind”
  2. Proto-Germanic*krukaz
  3. Frankish*krok“hook”
  4. Middle Frenchcroche
  5. Englishcroche

Borrowed from Middle French croche, equivalent to English crochet (“hook”), croc (“hook”), from Frankish *krok (“hook”), from Proto-Germanic *krukaz, *krōkaz (“something bent, hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, bend, wind”). Cognate with Old Norse krókr (“hook”).

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APA

croche. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/croche

MLA

“croche.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/croche. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “croche,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/croche.

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