crouch

name

1. A surname.
2. A ghost town in California.
3. A city and town in Idaho.
4. A short tidal river in Essex, England.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English crouche, cruche, from Old English crūċ (“cross”). Compare Old Saxon krūci (“cross”), Old High German krūzi (“cross”). Doublet of cross and crux.

1. A cross.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English crouche, cruche, from Old English crūċ (“cross”). Compare Old Saxon krūci (“cross”), Old High German krūzi (“cross”). Doublet of cross and crux.

1. To sign with the cross; bless.