cruck

cruck

noun \ˈkrək\

Definition of CRUCK

: one of a pair of curved timbers forming a principal support of a roof in primitive English house construction

Origin of CRUCK

probably from dialect form of ²crook (curved timber)

First Known Use: 1898

Rhymes with CRUCK

buck, chuck, cluck, duck, guck, huck, luck, muck, pluck, puck, ruck, schmuck, shuck, struck, suck, truck, Truk, tuck, yech, yuck