crock

  • 31crock — crock1 /krok/, n. 1. an earthenware pot, jar, or other container. 2. a fragment of earthenware; potsherd. [bef. 1000; ME crokke, OE croc(c), crocca pot; c. ON krukka jug] crock2 /krok/, n. 1. a person or thing that is old, decrepit, or broken… …

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  • 32crock — I Australian Slang 1. nonsense, rubbish; 2. worn out, decrepit old person; a person laid up by ill health; 3. old motor car or boat (from crock old ewe , old horse ) II Everyday English Slang in Ireland n bad car; crock of shite is same as ball… …

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  • 33crock — n American nonsense, something worthless and unpleasant. It s a crock! is an expres sion (inoffensive enough to be used on TV) which was employed in the 1970s and 1980s to dismiss, deride or reject something such as false information. In North… …

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  • 34crock — noun 1) a crock of honey Syn: pot, jar; jug, pitcher, ewer; container, receptacle, vessel 2) chiefly Brit. (crocks) a pile of dirty crocks …

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  • 35crock — I. /krɒk / (say krok) noun 1. an earthen pot, jar, or other vessel. 2. a potsherd. 3. a piece of crockery (def. 2). 4. Also, crock of shit. Colloquial nonsense; rubbish. {Middle English crokke, Old English croc(c), crocca pot. Compare Icelandic… …

  • 36Crock — 1. nonsense, rubbish; 2. worn out, decrepit old person; a person laid up by ill health; 3. old motor car or boat (from crock old ewe , old horse ) …

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  • 37crock — See that s a crock …

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  • 38crock — crock1 informal noun Brit. an old person considered to be feeble and useless. ↘an old and worn out vehicle. verb 1》 Brit. cause an injury to. 2》 [as adjective crocked] N. Amer. drunk. Origin ME (orig. denoting an old ewe, later an old or broken… …

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  • 39crock — Noun. Nonsense. Abb. of crock of shit …

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  • 40crock —  1. Person or thing incapacitated by age or infirmity.  2. old crock Old car …

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