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crock1 definition

crock (kräk)

noun

  1. an earthenware pot or jar
  2. a broken piece of earthenware
  3. 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

crock2 definition

crock (kräk)

noun

  1. Dialectal soot; smut
  2. coloring matter rubbed off from dyed fabric

Etymology: Brit dial. < ?

transitive verb

Dialectal to soil with soot or smut

intransitive verb

to give off coloring matter: said of dyed fabric
crock3 definition

crock (kräk)

noun

  1. an old broken-down horse
  2. Slang anyone or anything worthless, useless, or worn-out, as from old age
  3. 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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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