Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a crutch-handle.
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Examples
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With this purpose he first made his entrance into a little low, dark parlour, containing a well-worn leathern easy-chair, before which stood a pair of slippers, while on the left side rested a crutch-handled staff; an oaken table stood before it, and supported a huge desk clamped with iron, and a massive pewter inkstand.
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With the crutch-handled top, which he used to sustain
The Book of Humorous Verse Various 1902
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A cheery soul, given to long coats and waistcoats, stocks, and a crutch-handled stick, she -- like her brother -- had "style," but more sense of humour -- valuable in musical circles!
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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He had not been gone ten minutes before Aunt Rosamund appeared, with a crutch-handled stick and a gentlemanly limp, for she, too, indulged her ancestors in gout.
Beyond John Galsworthy 1900
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And with his crutch-handled cane he switched viciously at the air, as though carving a man in two.
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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He had not been gone ten minutes before Aunt Rosamund appeared, with a crutch-handled stick and a gentlemanly limp, for she, too, indulged her ancestors in gout.
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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In his long holland coat, with his wide-brimmed felt hat all dusty, and the crutch-handled stick in his hand, he had already arrested the attention of five boys, the little girl with the perambulator, a postman, a maid-servant, and three old ladies.
The Burning Spear John Galsworthy 1900
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And with his crutch-handled cane he switched viciously at the air, as though carving a man in two.
Beyond John Galsworthy 1900
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Having secured his dog to the handle of the door and disregarded the intensity of her gaze, Mr. Lavender walked back towards the Garden City with a pamphlet in one hand and a crutch-handled stick in the other.
The Burning Spear John Galsworthy 1900
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A cheery soul, given to long coats and waistcoats, stocks, and a crutch-handled stick, she -- like her brother -- had "style," but more sense of humour -- valuable in musical circles!
Beyond John Galsworthy 1900
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