croker sack
[ kroh-ker ]
/ ˈkroʊ kər /
noun Southern U.S. (chiefly Gulf States).
a crocus sack.
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What does “clement” mean?
Also called croker bag .
Origin of croker sack
1875–80; croker, alteration of crocus
regional variation note for croker sack
See gunnysack.
Words nearby croker sack
crog, croggy, Crohn's disease, croissant, Croix de Guerre, croker sack, crokinole, Crolom, Cro-Magnon, Cro-Magnon man, crombec
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