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crock
1[krok]
noun
an earthenware pot, jar, or other container.
a fragment of earthenware; potsherd.
Slang.euphemistic shortening of crock of shit.
crock
2[krok]
noun
a person or thing that is old, decrepit, or broken-down.
Slang.a person who complains about or insists on being treated for an imagined illness.
an old ewe.
an old worn-out horse.
verb (used with object)
British Slang.to disable or injure.
crock
1/ ɒ /
noun
dialectsoot or smut
colour that rubs off fabric
verb
dialect(tr) to soil with or as if with soot
(intr) (of a dyed fabric) to release colour when rubbed, as a result of imperfect dyeing
crock
2/ ɒ /
noun
an earthen pot, jar, etc
a piece of broken earthenware
Also: crock of shit.informala quantity or source of lies or nonsense
crock
3/ ɒ /
noun
slanga person or thing, such as a car, that is old or decrepit (esp in the phrase old crock )
an old broken-down horse or ewe
verb
slangto become or cause to become weak or disabled
Word History and Origins
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Origin of crock3
Word History and Origins
Origin of crock1
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Example Sentences
She brought it to the event in an electric crock pot.
Nutria hunters can got to Nutria.com for a number of recipes for cooking the rodent, including a crock pot preparation, nutria chili and stuffed nutria hindquarters.
“I think when you have to be away from your family, for example, you don’t want to be away and you’re there thinking, ‘Why did I do this crock of s—?”
I've been saying for years that his schtick about being some kind of peacenik was a crock.
I suspected it was a crock, so I began by turning to the feline fanatic's go-to expert in times of bewilderment and crisis: cat behaviorist Jackson Galaxy.
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