Noisy_Toy t1_j64s0b5 wrote
Reply to comment by sh_hobbies in Ford now recalling 462,000 SUVs due to rear camera issue linked to at least 17 accidents by EdBegleyJuniorJunior
>since they crutch the camera
What does crutch mean in this sense?
sh_hobbies t1_j64tgko wrote
They use the camera to compensate for lack of visibility.
Noisy_Toy t1_j656f73 wrote
Thanks. I’ve never heard it used as a verb. Wasn’t sure if it was new usage or an autocorrect!
yawetag12 t1_j65lj8f wrote
>Wasn’t sure if it was new usage or an autocorrect!
It's been used as a verb for almost 400 years.
Noisy_Toy t1_j65lyi8 wrote
That link only lists it in use as a noun.
mykidisoffpoopingnow t1_j6644gt wrote
"Figurative sense of "a prop, a support" is first recorded c. 1600. As a verb, from 1640s."
So, about 400 years. From OP link.
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asdaaaaaaaa t1_j655tv4 wrote
They use it as a crutch, basically are dependent on it to function.
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