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crock
noun
- an earthenware pot or jar
- a broken piece of earthenware
- ☆ Slang something that is absurd, insincere, exaggerated, etc.; nonsense
noun
- Dialectal soot; smut
- coloring matter rubbed off from dyed fabric
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
intransitive verb, transitive verb
Informal to make or become disabled; break down; collapse: often with up
See crock in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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