crockery

[krok-uh-ree]

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noun

crocks collectively; earthenware.

Origin of crockery

First recorded in 1710–20; crock¹ + -ery

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Related Words for crockery

pottery, porcelain, ceramics

Examples from the Web for crockery

Contemporary Examples of crockery

He also could be maddening to work with, dominating any situation and breaking a lot of crockery in the process.
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Eleanor Clift
January 19, 2012

Historical Examples of crockery

The clatter of crockery did not cease in the adjoining room.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete
Emile Zola
Six of them returned with cargoes of crockery, bar iron, pig iron, and salt.
Cleveland Past and Present
Maurice Joblin
They come in useful as plates, as our crockery is generally short.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)
William Delisle Hay
The mirrors and the crockery sparkled from baths of hot water and soap.
Keziah Coffin
Joseph C. Lincoln
The crockery was heterogeneous, and was slumped under colour-headings.
The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2
Various

British Dictionary definitions for crockery

crockery

noun

china dishes, earthen vessels, etc, collectively

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Word Origin and History for crockery

"earthen vessels collectively," 1719 (in crockery-ware); see crock + -ery.