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Crock, v. i. To give off crock
or smut.

Crock, n. A low stool.
"I . . . seated her upon a little crock."
Tatler.

Crock (kr?k), 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.

Like foolish flies about an honey
crock.

Spenser.

Crock, v. t. To lay up in a
crock; as, to crock butter. Halliwell.

Crock"er (-?r), n. A
potter. [Obs.] Wyclif.

Crock"er*y ( kr?k"?r-?), n. [From
Crock an earthen vessel.] Earthenware; vessels formed
of baked clay, especially the coarser kinds.


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