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  2. Crutch

Crutch

Pronounced / KRUCH /

A small rolled piece of stiff paper or card placed at the mouth end of a joint to hold its shape and keep plant material out of the mouth.

Example in a sentence

“Adding a crutch kept the end of the joint from collapsing.”

Also called tip, filter tip, roach tip

Sources (1)
  1. https://www.leafly.com/learn/consume/smoke/how-to-roll-joint

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