drop-crotch

alternative drop crotch

1. not comparableBeing or relating to a style of pruning in which an upper limb is cut back to the next lower lateral.

   If a drop-crotch cut will remove too much foliage from a limb, the limb either should be removed entirely, or not cut at all.

   1998, Arborist News, page 11

2. not comparableBeing or relating to a style of trousers with extra room in the crotch region, such as in harem pants.

   I tried on a pair of drop-crotch pants one day because they were trendy and I thought maybe, just maybe, I could rock them.

   2015, Dina Gachman, Brokenomics: 50 Ways to Live the Dream on a Dime, →ISBN, page 148

present singular third person drop-crotches · participle present drop-crotching · participle past drop-crotched · past drop-crotched · alternative drop crotch

1. To prune using the drop-crotch technique.

   Sometimes restoring a top or drop-crotching or even selectively removing certain branches will achieve the same result that the client had in mind — they may call it topping but in reality what I do is far different.

   2001, Arborist News - Volumes 10-11