n. [ AS. croc, croca, crog, croh; akin to D. kruik, G. krug, Icel. krukka, Dan. krukke, Sw. kruka; but cf. W. crwc bucket, pail, crochan pot, cregen earthen vessel, jar. Cf. Cruet. ] Any piece of crockery, especially of coarse earthenware; an earthen pot or pitcher. [ 1913 Webster ]
Like foolish flies about an honey crock. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. A low stool. “I . . . seated her upon a little crock.” Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
v. i. To give off crock or smut. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To lay up in a crock;
n. [ Cf. W. croeg cover, Scot. crochit covered. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. nonsense; balderdash; humbug; -- usually used in the phrase a crock. [ slang ] [ PJC ]
adj. drunk, inebriated. Opposite of
n. A potter. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]