'Crock' definitions:

Definition of 'crock'

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noun
A black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink [syn: carbon black, lampblack, soot, smut, crock]
noun
Nonsense; foolish talk; "that's a crock"
noun
An earthen jar (made of baked clay) [syn: crock, earthenware jar]
verb
Release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric
verb
Soil with or as with crock

Definition of 'Crock'

From: GCIDE
  • Crock \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]

Definition of 'Crock'

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  • Crock \Crock\, n. A low stool. "I . . . seated her upon a little crock." --Tatler. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Crock'

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  • Crock \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 earthenware; an earthen pot or pitcher. [1913 Webster]
  • Like foolish flies about an honey crock. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Crock'

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  • 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]

Definition of 'Crock'

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  • 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]

Definition of 'Crock'

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  • Crock \Crock\, v. i. To give off crock or smut. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Crock'

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  • Crock \Crock\, v. t. To lay up in a crock; as, to crock butter. --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'crock'

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  • crock \crock\, n. nonsense; balderdash; humbug; -- usually used in the phrase a crock. [slang] [PJC]

Synonyms of 'crock'

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