What is the meaning of Crock?

  • (v.t.) To soil by contact, as with soot or with the coloring matter of badly dyed cloth.
  • (v.i.) To give off crock or smut.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) Any piece of crockery, especially of coarse earthenware; an earthen pot or pitcher.
  • (n.) A low stool.
  • (v.t.) To lay up in a crock; as, to crock butter.
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APAWebster's. (2011). crock. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/crock/definitions/1993104
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HarvardWebster's 2011, crock, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/crock/definitions/1993104>.
MLAWebster's. "crock" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/crock/definitions/1993104>
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