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crock 1
(krŏk)n.
1.
a. An earthenware vessel.
b. A broken piece of earthenware.
2. Slang Foolish talk; nonsense: That story is just a crock.
[Middle English crokke, from Old English crocc. Sense 2, short for crock of shit.]
crock 2
(krŏk) New Englandn.
Soot.
v. crocked, crock·ing, crocks
v.tr.
To soil with or as if with crock.
v.intr.
To give off soot or color.
[Origin unknown.]
crock 3
(krŏk) Chiefly British Slangn.
One that is worn-out, decrepit, or impaired; a wreck.
v. crocked, crock·ing, crocks
v.intr.
To become weak or disabled. Often used with up.
v.tr.
To disable; wreck. Often used with up.
[Earlier, old ewe that has ceased bearing; probably akin to Norwegian krake, sickly animal, and Middle Dutch kraecke, broken-down horse.]
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crock
(krɒk)n
1. (Ceramics) an earthen pot, jar, etc
2. (Ceramics) a piece of broken earthenware
3. slang Also: crock of shit US and Canadian a quantity or source of lies or nonsense
[Old English crocc pot; related to Old Norse krukka jug, Middle Low German krūke pot]
crock
(krɒk)n
1. slang chiefly Brit a person or thing, such as a car, that is old or decrepit (esp in the phrase old crock)
2. (Animals) an old broken-down horse or ewe
vb
slang chiefly Brit to become or cause to become weak or disabled
[C15: originally Scottish; related to Norwegian krake unhealthy animal, Dutch kraak decrepit person or animal]
crock
(krɒk)n
1. dialect chiefly Brit soot or smut
2. (Dyeing) colour that rubs off fabric
vb
3. (tr) dialect chiefly Brit to soil with or as if with soot
4. (Dyeing) (intr) (of a dyed fabric) to release colour when rubbed, as a result of imperfect dyeing
[C17: probably from crock1]
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crock1
(krɒk)n.
1. an earthenware pot, jar, or other container.
2. a fragment of earthenware; potsherd.
[before 1000; Middle English crokke, Old English croc(c),crocca pot, c. Old Norse krukka jug]
crock2
(krɒk)n.
1. one that is old or decrepit.
2. Slang. a person who complains about or insists on being treated for an imagined illness.
3. an old worn-out horse.
v.t. 4. Brit. Slang. to disable or injure.
[1300–50; Middle English crok old ewe, perhaps akin to crack (v.) and obsolete crack whore; compare Low German krakke broken-down horse]
crock4
(krɒk)n. Slang.
something false or exaggerated; humbug.
[1955–60; orig. unclear, though often taken as a euphemism for a crock of shit]
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crock
Past participle: crocked
Gerund: crocking
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| Noun | 1. |  crock - a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and inkatomic number 6, carbon, C - an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds |
| 2. | crock - nonsense; foolish talk; "that's a crock" | |
| 3. |  crock - an earthen jar (made of baked clay)jar - a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles | |
| Verb | 1. | crock - release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric |
| 2. | crock - soil with or as with crock |
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crock
[krɒk]A. N
B. VT → lisiar, incapacitar
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crock
(krok) noun1. an earthenware pot or jar. vasija de barro
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