crookedlimb

noun
UK /ˈkrʊkɪd lɪm/
US /ˈkrʊkɪd lɪm/

A crookedlimb is a branch or arm that is bent and not straight.

The old tree had a crookedlimb that hung low over the path.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A person's arm that is bent or injured so it is not straight.

He rested his crookedlimb in a sling after the fall.

3. A gnarled, winding branch on an old tree.

Owls often nested in the crookedlimb of the oak.

4. A bent or misshapen part of a plant or animal.

The crab's crookedlimb made it walk sideways.