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   crock

   /krɒk/

   noun

   • 1. an earthenware pot or jar: "the runner beans were then packed in layers of salt in large crocks" Similar earthenware potpotjarurnpitcherjugewervesselcontainerreceptaclerepositorycreamerhistorical:jorumarchaic:reservatory
   • ▪ a broken piece of earthenware.
   • ▪ a plate, cup, or other item of crockery: "I ate my tea and then I washed up the dirty crocks" Similar crockerypotsdishesplatesbowlscupsdinner thingstea thingspotteryearthenwarestoneware
   • 2. something considered to be complete nonsense: informal North American "this whole business of an electronic community is a crock"

   Word Origin Old Englishcroc, crocca, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse krukka and probably to Dutch kruik and German Krug.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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