Word: crutched
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...work from, it is no trouble at all for famed Detective Charlie Chan (Warner Oland) to find out who threw a knife at a dancer named Nardi, who killed an unscrupulous bank "cashier, what connection both have with the forged bonds and the man who walks with a crutch. Abetted by his grinning son Lee Chan, he chivalrously establishes the innocence of pretty Yvette Lamartine, dispenses telegraphic proverbs for the benefit of a stupid confrere...
They are also completely devoid of humor and largely erotic. A familiar property in Dali paintings is a crutch which supports fantastic pieces of flesh...
...genuine advance in the teaching of these subjects would result were the student allowed to take text books or at least formula cards into the exam room. Mathematical subjects are not mastered overnight at the Widow's and these aids would prove a mental convenience rather than an intellectual crutch; and furthermore their use would enable the harassed student to spend the fleeting hours before finals in a more profitable pursuit of knowledge...
...handle or stock of the gun, in the shape of the handle of a crutch has been taken and suspicion has been directed both against the anti-war and the pro-war factions. This gun was originally a part of the armament of the cruiser "Harvard" during the World War. With the loss of its handle, the gun apparently lost its pride, for it has begun to droop dejectedly...
...TIME mark Jan. 22 on its calendar for commemorative issues. That day, A. D. 1934 marks the first real sign of fatty degeneration. (See crutch for mental insecure, p. 50). . . . You will be trying to sell us an encyclopedia next...