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The definition of a crock is a pot made of earthenware, or a piece of earthenware, or is slang for something that is nonsense.

(noun)

An example of a crock is a pot in which beans are baked.
An example of a crock is a broken piece of clay.
An example of a crock is an absurd statement.

Crock is defined as to make dirty or bleed dye.

(verb)

An example of crock is to pour mud on a white linen.

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See crock in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an earthenware pot or jar
a broken piece of earthenware
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Origin: clip of a crock of shit
Slang something that is absurd, insincere, exaggerated, etc.; nonsense

Origin: ME crokke < OE crocca, akin to Ger krug < ? IE base *ger-, to turn, twist > crib

noun

Dialectal soot; smut
coloring matter rubbed off from dyed fabric

Origin: Brit dial. < ?

transitive verb

Dialectal to soil with soot or smut

intransitive verb

to give off coloring matter: said of dyed fabric

noun

an old broken-down horse
Slang anyone or anything worthless, useless, or worn-out, as from old age
Slang a medical patient who complains chronically about his minor or imaginary illnesses

Origin: < ON kraki, a weak, crippled person, orig., a bent object: for IE base see crock

intransitive verb, transitive verb

Informal to make or become disabled; break down; collapse: often with up

See crock in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. An earthenware vessel.
b. A broken piece of earthenware.
Slang Foolish talk; nonsense: That story is just a crock.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English crokke

Origin: , from Old English crocc

Origin: . Sense 2, short for crock of shit

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noun

Soot.

verb crocked, crock·ing, crocks

verb, transitive

To soil with or as if with crock.

verb, intransitive

To give off soot or color.

Origin:

Origin: Origin unknown

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noun

One that is worn-out, decrepit, or impaired; a wreck.

verb crocked, crock·ing, crocks

verb, intransitive

To become weak or disabled. Often used with up.

verb, transitive

To disable; wreck. Often used with up.

Origin:

Origin: Earlier, old ewe that has ceased bearing

Origin: ; probably akin to Norwegian krake, sickly animal

Origin: , and Middle Dutch kraecke, broken-down horse

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