crock
11Crock — Crock, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crocked} (kr[o^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crocking}.] To soil by contact, as with soot, or with the coloring matter of badly dyed cloth. [1913 Webster] …
12crock — [krɔk US kra:k] n [: Old English; Origin: crocc] 1.) old use a clay pot 2.) crocks BrE informal old fashioned cups, dishes, plates etc 3.) a crock (of shit) AmE spoken something that is unbelievable, unfair, untrue etc …
13crock — [ krak ] noun OLD FASHIONED 1. ) count a round container for storing food, usually made of clay 2. ) crocks plural BRITISH CROCKERY a crock (of shit) AMERICAN OFFENSIVE something that you do not believe or accept …
14crock — Ⅰ. crock [1] informal ► NOUN 1) an old person considered to be feeble and useless. 2) Brit. an old worn out vehicle. ► VERB 1) Brit. cause an injury to. 2) (crocked) N. Amer. drunk …
15crock — crock1 [kräk] n. [ME crokke < OE crocca, akin to Ger krug < ? IE base * ger , to turn, twist > CRIB] 1. an earthenware pot or jar 2. a broken piece of earthenware ☆ 3. [clip of a crock of shit] Slang something that is absurd, insincere,… …
16crock — kräk n slang a complaining medical patient whose illness is largely imaginary or psychosomatic …
17crock — O.E. crocc, crocca pot, vessel, from P.Gmc. *krogu pitcher, pot (Cf. O.Fris. krocha pot, O.S. kruka, M.Du. cruke, Du. kruik, O.H.G. kruog pitcher, Ger. Krug, O.N. krukka pot ). Perhaps from the same source as M.Ir …
18crock|er|y — «KROK uhr ee, KROK ree», noun. dishes, jars, and similar things made of baked clay; earthenware …
19crock|et|ed — «KROK uh tihd», adjective. 1. decorated with architectural crockets: »playfully crocketed pinnacles, ripe as corn on the cob (Louis MacNeice). 2. (of a stag s horn) having crockets …
20crock|et — «KROK iht», noun. 1. a carved ornament, usually made to resemble foliage, along the edges of a spire, pinnacle, gable, or other sloping part of a building. 2. a snag at the end of a stag s horn. ╂[< Anglo French croket, Old French crochet. See …
