| Crock (crock) |
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| n. | (krk) |
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| Crock |
| [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.
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To soil by contact, as with
soot, or with the coloring matter of badly dyed cloth.
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To give off crock
or smut.
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| Crock (crock) |
|---|
| n. | (kr?k) |
|---|
| Crock |
| [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. |
Any piece of crockery, especially of coarse earthenware; an
earthen pot or pitcher.
|
To lay up in a
crock; as, to crock butter.
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