crock

noun

/krɒk/

/krɑːk/

Idioms

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crocks
[plural] (old-fashioned) cups, plates, dishes, etc.
[countable] a large pot made of baked clay
[countable] (British English, informal) an old person
[countable] (British English, informal) an old car in bad condition

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.

Idioms

a crock/pot of gold

a large prize or reward that somebody hopes for but is unlikely to get

a crock of shit

(taboo, slang, especially North American English) something that is not true

单词	crock
释义	crock noun /krɒk/ /krɑːk/ Idioms jump to other results crocks [plural] (old-fashioned) cups, plates, dishes, etc. [countable] a large pot made of baked clay [countable] (British English, informal) an old person [countable] (British English, informal) an old car in bad condition 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. Idioms a crock/pot of gold a large prize or reward that somebody hopes for but is unlikely to get a crock of shit (taboo, slang, especially North American English) something that is not true
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