cruck

Etymology 1
Perhaps from a dialectal variant of or.

Noun

 * 1)  A sturdy timber with a curve or angle used for primary framing of a timber house, usually used in pairs.
 * 2) * 1952: To construct such a house, it is necessary to select an oak with a branch growing out at an angle of about 45°; the upper part of the tree, above the fork, having been cut off, the trunk and branch are roughly squared and divided in half . If the two halves are then placed opposite one another, with the branch ends pegged together, they constitute what was usually known as a 'cruck' or, more correctly, 'a pair of crucks'. &mdash; L.F. Salzman, Building in England, p. 195.

Verb

 * 1)  To make lame.

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1) A vehicle that has features of both a car and a truck.