crock

crock
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English crocc; akin to Old English crūce pot, pitcher, Middle High German krūche Date: before 12th century 1. a thick earthenware pot or jar 2. [from its formation on cooking pots] dialect soot, smut 3. coloring matter that rubs off from cloth or dyed leather 4. bunkum — usually used with a <
the story in the paper is a crock
> II. verb Date: 1594 transitive verb 1. to put or preserve in a crock 2. dialect to soil with crock ; smudge intransitive verb to transfer color (as when rubbed or washed) <
a suede that will not crock
> III. noun Etymology: Middle English crok; akin to Low German krakke broken-down horse Date: 1528 1. one that is broken-down, disabled, or impaired <
so many old…crocks with one foot in the grave — Angus Wilson
> 2. a complaining medical patient whose illness is largely imaginary or psychosomatic IV. verb Date: 1839 transitive verb to cause to become disabled intransitive verb break down

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Crock — Crock, v. t. To lay up in a crock; as, to crock butter. Halliwell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crock — may refer to: Crock (comic strip), a pictorial series Crock (dishware), a stoneware pot Crock (slang), a botched scheme A character in the television show The Wuzzles See also Croc (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

  • Crock — Crock, n. A low stool. I . . . seated her upon a little crock. Tatler. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crock — (kr[o^]k), n. [AS. croc, croca, crog, croh; akin to D. kruik, G. krug, Icel. krukka, Dan. krukke, Sw. kruka; but cf. W. crwc bucket, pail, crochan pot, cregen earthen vessel, jar. Cf. {Cruet}.] Any piece of crockery, especially of coarse… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crock — crock, n. nonsense; balderdash; humbug; usually used in the phrase a crock. [slang] [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crock — Crock, v. i. To give off crock or smut. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • crock|y — «KROK ee», adjective, crock|i|er, crock|i|est. smutty; sooty …   Useful english dictionary

  • Crock — (kr[o^]k), n. [Cf. W. croeg cover, Scot. crochit covered.] The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut; also, coloring matter which rubs off from cloth. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crock — Crock, n. 1. a person who is worn out with age or illness. [PJC] 2. an old person who complains frequently about illness, especially imaginary ailments. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crock — 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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