Crotch

kroch, n. Place of division, as of a trunk into branches; fork; a forked piece of wood, metal, etc. [F. croc, a hook, Ic. krokr, a crook. See Crook.] Crotch'et, n. of which may turn up or down according to its situation. (Print.) A bracket. See Bracket. A crooked or perverse fancy; whim; conceit. [Same as crochet; dim. of F. croc.] — Crotch'ety, a. Given to crotchets; whimsical.