crock
crock (kräk)
noun
- an earthenware pot or jar
- a broken piece of earthenware
- ☆
Etymology: clip of a crock of shit
Slang something that is absurd, insincere, exaggerated, etc.; nonsense
Etymology: ME crokke < OE crocca, akin to Ger krug < ? IE base *ger-, to turn, twist > crib
crock (kräk)
noun
- Dialectal soot; smut
- coloring matter rubbed off from dyed fabric
Etymology: Brit dial. < ?
transitive verb
intransitive verb
crock (kräk)
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
Etymology: < ON kraki, a weak, crippled person, orig., a bent object: for IE base see crock
intransitive verb, transitive verb
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