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crock

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noun (1)

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

crock

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verb (1)

crocked; crocking; crocks

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

crock

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noun (2)

1
: one that is broken-down, disabled, or impaired
so many old … crocks with one foot in the grave Angus Wilson
2
slang : a complaining medical patient whose illness is largely imaginary or psychosomatic

crock

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verb (2)

crocked; crocking; crocks

transitive verb

: to cause to become disabled

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English crocc; akin to Old English crūce pot, pitcher, Middle High German krūche

Noun (2)

Middle English crok; akin to Low German krakke broken-down horse

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

1594, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (2)

1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1839, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of crock was before the 12th century

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