crock
noun
[ krɒk ]
• an earthenware pot or jar.
• "the runner beans were then packed in layers of salt in large crocks"
Similar:
earthenware pot,
pot,
jar,
urn,
pitcher,
jug,
ewer,
vessel,
container,
receptacle,
repository,
creamer,
jorum,
reservatory,
• something considered to be complete nonsense.
• "this whole business of an electronic community is a crock"
Origin:
Old English croc, crocca, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse krukka and probably to Dutch kruik and German Krug .
crock
noun
• an old person who is considered to be feeble and useless.
• "I'm an old crock and he's an old buffer"
crock
verb
• injure (a person or part of the body).
• "he crocked a shoulder in the test against South Africa"
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.
