[krɒk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an earthenware pot or jar
(e.g: the runner beans were then packed in layers of salt in large crocks)

- something considered to be complete nonsense
(e.g: this whole business of an electronic community is a crock)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English croc, crocca, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse krukka and probably to Dutch kruik and German Krug

[krɒk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an old person who is considered to be feeble and useless
(e.g: I'm an old crock and he's an old buffer)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: perhaps from Flemish, and probably related to crack. Originally a Scots term for an old ewe, it came in the late 19th century to denote an old or broken-down horse

[krɒk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- injure (a person or part of the body)
(e.g: he crocked a shoulder in the test against South Africa)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: perhaps from Flemish, and probably related to crack. Originally a Scots term for an old ewe, it came in the late 19th century to denote an old or broken-down horse