crock
1an earthenware pot, jar, or other container.
a fragment of earthenware; potsherd.
Slang. euphemistic shortening of crock of shit.
Origin of crock
1Words Nearby crock
Other definitions for crock (2 of 3)
a person or thing that is old, decrepit, or broken-down.
Slang. a person who complains about or insists on being treated for an imagined illness.
an old ewe.
an old worn-out horse.
British Slang. to disable or injure.
Origin of crock
2Other definitions for crock (3 of 3)
British Dialect. to soil with soot.
(of cloth) to give off excess surface dye when rubbed.
Origin of crock
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How to use crock in a sentence
There are also massive versions of the crock used to bulk-ferment alcohol, soy sauces, spicy bean pastes, and vinegars.
This type of crock is a common motif in the countryside, where many families maintain decently sized collections of crocks in rotation, passing them down the generations along with the brines inside.
She says pickles made in her clay crock have a subtle yet distinct crispness to them, and the process of nurturing a brine over the years creates a unique pickle that can’t be found anywhere else.
It’s important to stress that this type of pickling crock is not unique to China, though it is an especially pervasive tool in the cuisine and likely originated from the region.
In terms of material, pickling crocks are usually made out of glass, glazed clay, or porcelain.
I like the Instant Pot, which is also a pressure cooker, but if you want something cheaper, this crock-Pot does a fine job.
George W. Bush did it, with compassionate conservatism, crock though it was.
Michael Tomasky on Romney’s Veep and Convention-Speaker Trap | Michael Tomasky | July 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTNote: The breakfast rice may also be made in a crock pot overnight.
JASON ( swatting an imaginary gnat): Hope over fear... What a crock.
When Eddie looked up he saw a big crock mark over one of Tom's eyes.
Harper's Young People, November 30, 1880 | VariousThe cellar never was a safe place again; Aunt Ann tried it with doughnuts, and the crock was empty in two days.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 | VariousThis Christian device is made of a jam-tin or crock filled with gun-cotton and nails, and has a fuse attached to it.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton LaurieThen simmer it a long, long time in a deep covered dish; a casserole, or a crock, or some such thing.
Living on a Little | Caroline French BentonDo not stem them or wash them, but look them over carefully and crush them in a crock with a wooden potato masher.
Living on a Little | Caroline French Benton
British Dictionary definitions for crock (1 of 3)
/ (krɒk) /
an earthen pot, jar, etc
a piece of broken earthenware
Also: crock of shit US and Canadian informal a quantity or source of lies or nonsense
Origin of crock
1British Dictionary definitions for crock (2 of 3)
/ (krɒk) /
slang, mainly British a person or thing, such as a car, that is old or decrepit (esp in the phrase old crock)
an old broken-down horse or ewe
slang, mainly British to become or cause to become weak or disabled
Origin of crock
2British Dictionary definitions for crock (3 of 3)
/ (krɒk) /
dialect, mainly British soot or smut
colour that rubs off fabric
(tr) dialect, mainly British to soil with or as if with soot
(intr) (of a dyed fabric) to release colour when rubbed, as a result of imperfect dyeing
Origin of crock
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