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PRONUNCIATION OF CRUTCHINGS

crutchings  [ˈkrʌtʃɪŋz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRUTCHINGS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Crutchings is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CRUTCHINGS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of crutchings in the English dictionary

The definition of crutchings in the dictionary is the wool clipped from a sheep's hindquarters.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRUTCHINGS


crunchings
ˈkrʌntʃɪŋz
earnings
ˈɜːnɪŋz
feelings
ˈfiːlɪŋZ
findings
ˈfaɪndɪŋz
fleshings
ˈflɛʃɪŋz
fletchings
ˈflɛtʃɪŋz
furnishings
ˈfɜːnɪʃɪŋz
Kings
kɪŋz
leggings
ˈlɛɡɪŋz
plenishings
ˈplenɪʃɪŋz
proceedings
prəˈsiːdɪŋz
rankings
ˈræŋkɪŋz
ratings
ˈreɪtɪŋz
savings
ˈseɪvɪŋz
Springs
sprɪŋz
strings
strɪŋz
teachings
ˈtiːtʃɪŋz
things
θɪŋz
wings
ˈwɪŋz
Writings
ˈraɪtɪŋz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRUTCHINGS

crustation
crusted
crustier
crusties
crustiest
crustily
crustiness
crustless
crustose
crusty
crutch
Crutched Friar
crux
crux ansata
Crux Australis
Cruyff
cruzado
cruzeiro
cruzeiro real
cruzie

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRUTCHINGS

bearings
beginnings
bright young things
Colorado Springs
Cummings
evenings
filings
Hastings
housings
in the wings
mornings
pork scratchings
soft furnishings
surroundings
sweet nothings
tea-things
to be seeing things
underthings
with all the trimmings
workings

Synonyms and antonyms of crutchings in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «crutchings» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRUTCHINGS

Find out the translation of crutchings to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of crutchings from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crutchings» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

crutchings
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

crutchings
570 millions of speakers

English

crutchings
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

crutchings
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

crutchings
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

crutchings
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

crutchings
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

crutchings
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crutchings
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cengkaman
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

crutchings
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

crutchings
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

crutchings
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Crutchings
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

crutchings
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

crutchings
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुन्हेगार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

crutchings
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

crutchings
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

crutchings
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

crutchings
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

crutchings
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

crutchings
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mikskeerhaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

crutchings
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

crutchings
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of crutchings

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRUTCHINGS»

The term «crutchings» is barely ever used and occupies the 198.247 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRUTCHINGS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «crutchings» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «crutchings» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about crutchings

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRUTCHINGS»

Discover the use of crutchings in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crutchings and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Australian Woolclassing
Second cuts, short crutchings and wiggings. Where possible keep board and table locks separate. IT IS DESIRABLE THAT SHANKS BE REMOVED AND TREATED AS BULK CLASS. Must be kept separate from all lines Should be skirted to ...
John Fowler, 1996
2
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
very highly priced. Many crutchings are also urine- stained and dung- contaminated. A survey of wool purchases by the United States carpet manufacturers at this stage also indicated that they believed they were buying large quantities of ...
3
Sheep Management and Wool Technology
Other Lines Bellies Locks Crutchings Dags Bellies should be picked for any urine , water or heavy mud stains. The clean portion should be placed in the BLS line and the stains in the STN BLS or STN line. If bellies are not picked for stain, and ...
J. B. D'Arcy, 1990
4
Agricultural Bulletin
-CRUTCHINGS: Crutchings appear to be more neglected than any other type of wool. One often sees the whole crutching clip, sometimes containing a large proportion of dags, stains and bidi bidi or burr baled up as it comes from the sheep.
Canterbury (N.Z.) Chamber of Commerce, 1946
5
New Zealand Journal of Agriculture
Eye Clippings and Leggings Eye clippings, which are also referred to as face pieces, wiggings, or topknots, should never be mixed with crutchings. pieces, or lambs. These face pieces are usually fine, fluffy, kempy, and light conditioned and ...
6
Dalgety's Annual Wool Review for Australia and New Zealand
The offering comprised mostly crutchings and oddments, with just a few lines of early-shorn wools. Compared with the Napier sale which preceded it, good average crutchings were slightly easier, while average to inferior were from 2i per cent, ...
Dalgety & Company, ltd, 1951
7
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
For the bellies and crutchings individual weighings were not made; instead, bulk weighings were made to obtain mean weights. The mean bellies plus crutchings weight averaged 1.4 Ib for Border Romneys and 1.5 Ib for Romneys.
8
New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
In addition, data were also obtained for the Romney sheep in 1954-6 giving the average weights of crutchings and bellies removed between shearings, which differed for the two groups because of the different time intervals between shearing ...
9
Financial Management for Agribusiness
Surplus sheep are sold on the property six to eight weeks after shearing usually to mutton meat buyers or to the live-sheep trade. Wool is sold at auction in February, March or April depending on market trends, with crutchings and oddments ...
WJ Obst, R Graham, G Christie, 2007
10
Wool and Woolclassing
Moderately variable within bulk Woollen carding, woollen yarn Tweeds, blankets, rugs, woven carpets, flannels Felting Industrial felts, felted floor coverings Crutchings Seconds Very short and less bulky than Crutchings Firsts. Heavier in  ...
Alexander Ernest Henderson, 1965

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRUTCHINGS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crutchings is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Gorillas' in the fist
For the first time in weeks bidding in room one, the fleece auctions, was more frenetic than in room two where pieces, locks and crutchings were ... «Farm Weekly, Jun 15»
2
Demand from China clears Goulburn's huge wool store
The carding market – short wools, locks and crutchings – they are as good as what we have seen, but there are other segments which have ... «The Canberra Times, Jun 15»
3
Australian wool prices lift again as pipeline supply concerns rule
“Demand for carding wools – the pieces, the bellies, the crutchings – is high because of increased sales in knitwear right across the board ... «Sheep Central, Jun 15»
4
High prices clears out WA wool stores
... was strong demand right across the range with rises of 25-40 cents for fleece, and locks and crutchings surged 30-40c at the end of the day. «Farm Weekly, Jun 15»
5
THE rising streak for wool prices continued this week, with the …
"Demand for lambs, locks, crutchings and stains continues to be keen and were generally 10 to 15 cents dearer, particularly well prepared lots," ... «The Land Newspaper, Apr 15»
6
Autumn gardening guide
Don't throw away any crutchings; sheep dags make the best fertiliser and the wool part holds moisture. Yep, sheep just keep on giving. Roses. «The West Australian, Apr 15»
7
Skirting around fleece quality
... it's non-compliant and in most cases results in the wool being sold in the number two sale room with pieces, bellies and crutchings," he said. «Queensland Country Life, Mar 15»
8
China spreads purchases over bigger wool offerings
Locks were up 30 cents, while stains and crutchings gained 10 cents. ... “Oddments lifted higher, with locks firm and crutchings and stains up ... «Sheep Central, Feb 15»
9
Crossbred wool prices continue to climb
“Locks and crutchings remained firm however, as did most crossbred lots, particularly the 28 and 30 micron categories which gained 10 cents.”. «Sheep Central, Jan 15»
10
Wool prices down for largest offering in 12 months
“Oddments were firmer with locks gaining 5-10 cents, and stains and crutchings were unchanged,” he said. “Crossbreds also closed firm to ... «Sheep Central, Dec 14»

REFERENCE
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