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▪ I. crocky, a.1 dial.|ˈkrɒkɪ|
[f. crock n.2 + -y.]
Smutty, sooty.
a1825in Forby Voc. E. Anglia. Hence in Worcester and mod. Dicts.
▪ II. crocky, a.2|ˈkrɒkɪ|
[f. crock n.3 + -y1.]
That is a crock; broken-down, physically enfeebled.
1880W. H. Patterson Gloss. Antrim & Down 25 Crocky, adj. fanciful about his health; hippish. 1906Westm. Gaz. 18 Sept. 10/1 Among the parts of a crocky engine. 1907A. Conan Doyle Through Magic Door 109 The crockiest of spectators had a better chance of life than the magnificent young athlete. 1920R. Macaulay Potterism iv. iii. 149 Crocky imbeciles. |