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Entry 9 senses · 8 variants Webster, 1913

Crock

/(krŏk)/ · IPA /kɹɑk/
01 n. The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut; also, coloring matter which rubs …
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    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.
02 n. A low stool.
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    A low stool.
03 n. Any piece of crockery, especially of coarse earthenware; an earthen pot or pitcher.
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    Any piece of crockery, especially of coarse earthenware; an earthen pot or pitcher.
    “Like foolish flies about an honey crock.” — Spenser.
04 n. a person who is worn out with age or illness.
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    a person who is worn out with age or illness.
  2. 2.
    an old person who complains frequently about illness, especially imaginary ailments.
05 n. nonsense; balderdash; humbug; -- usually used in the phrase a crock.
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    nonsense; balderdash; humbug; -- usually used in the phrase a crock.[slang]
06 v. t. To soil by contact, as with soot, or with the coloring matter of badly dyed cloth.
imp. & p. p. Crocked; p. pr. & vb. n. Crocking
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    To soil by contact, as with soot, or with the coloring matter of badly dyed cloth.
07 v. i. To give off crock or smut.
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    To give off crock or smut.
08 v. t. To lay up in a crock; as, to crock butter.
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    To lay up in a crock; as, to crock butter.