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[ krok-uh-ree ] / ˈkrɒk ə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR crockery ON THESAURUS.COM
nouncrocks collectively; earthenware. Origin of crockeryFirst recorded in 1710–20; crock1 + -ery Words nearby crockerycrochet hook, crochetwork, crocidolite, crock, crocked, crockery, crocket, Crockett, Crockett, Davy, Crockford, crock of shit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crockeryHe also could be maddening to work with, dominating any situation and breaking a lot of crockery in the process. U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice’s Blunt Style Unusual, But Effective on Libya|Eleanor Clift|January 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST The good Cæsar was constantly coming and going, laden with baskets of provisions, crockery and other household utensils. Cora and The Doctor|Harriette Newell Baker Another scheme is to make a number of crates like those in which crockery and other things are often packed. The Romance of War Inventions|Thomas W. Corbin The young lady was a waitress, and her intimates called her Calamity Carry for the crockery that she broke. The Sunset Trail|Alfred Henry Lewis
Besides supplying the place of all kinds of crockery in a slave cabin, it is used for carrying water to the fields. Twelve Years a Slave|Solomon Northup The door was open, but the servant was busy finishing up the crockery. Our House|Elizabeth Robins Pennell
British Dictionary definitions for crockery
nounchina dishes, earthen vessels, etc, collectively Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to crockerypottery, porcelain, ceramics |