crutch-and-cane

Updated: May 7, 2025

What followed, however, they could not very well avoid hearing. As the Colonel staggered to his feet and attempted to get away, the pseudo-Captain managed to crutch-and-cane himself to a standing position and confronted his superior. "That last remark was offensive!" he said, speaking so that all in the room could hear him. "What is offensive?

Henry Morford - Shoulder-Straps: A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862