crock

/kɹɒk/

noun

  1. 1

    A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container.

  2. 2

    A piece of broken pottery, a shard.

  3. 3

    A person who is physically limited by age, illness or injury.

    old crocks’ home
  4. 4

    An old or broken-down vehicle (and formerly a horse or ewe).

    old crocks race
  5. 5

    Silly talk, a foolish belief, a poor excuse, nonsense.

    That's a bunch of crock.
  6. 6

    A low stool.

  7. 7

    A patient who is difficult to treat, especially one who complains of a minor or imagined illness.

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To break something or injure someone.

  2. 2

    (leatherworking) To transfer coloring through abrasion from one item to another.

  3. 3

    To cover the drain holes of a planter with stones or similar material, in order to ensure proper drainage.

  4. 4

    To put or store (something) in a crock or pot.

noun

  1. 1

    The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut.

  2. 2

    Colouring matter that rubs off from cloth.

verb

  1. 1

    To give off crock or smut.

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