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Crock"et (kr?k"?t), n. [OF.
croquet, F. crochet, dim. of croc hook. See
Crook, and cf. Crotchet.] 1.
(Arch.) An ornament often resembling curved and bent
foliage, projecting from the sloping edge of a gable, spire,
etc.

2. A croche, or knob, on the top of a
stag's antler.

The antlers and the crockets.

W. Black.

Crock"et*ed, a. (Arch.)
Ornamented with crockets.

Crock"et*ing, n. (Arch.)
Ornamentation with crockets. Ruskin.

Crock"y (-?), a. [From Crock
soot.] Smutty.

Croc"o*dile (kr?k"?-d?l; 277), n.
[L. crocodilus, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;: cf. F.
crocodile. Cf. Cookatrice.] 1.
(Zoöl.) A large reptile of the genus
Crocodilus, of several species. They grow to the length of
sixteen or eighteen feet, and inhabit the large rivers of Africa,
Asia, and America. The eggs, laid in the sand, are hatched by the
sun's heat. The best known species is that of the Nile (C.
vulgaris, or C.


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