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Definition of crock noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

crock

noun
 
/krɒk/
 
/krɑːk/
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  1. crocks
     [plural] (old-fashioned) cups, plates, dishes, etc.
  2. [countable] a large pot made of baked clay
  3. [countable] (British English, informal) an old person
  4. [countable] (British English, informal) an old car in bad condition
    5. Word Originsenses 3 to 4 late Middle English: perhaps from Flemish, and probably related to crack. Originally a Scots term for an old ewe, it came in the late 19th cent. to denote an old or broken-down horse.senses 1 to 2 and crock of shit. Old English croc, crocca, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse krukka and probably to Dutch kruik and German Krug.
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a crock/pot of gold
  1. a large prize or reward that somebody hopes for but is unlikely to get
a crock of shit
  1. (taboo, slang, especially North American English) something that is not true
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