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Word entry · 5 letters

crock

Best crossword clue

"Earthen jar"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /kɹɒk/Part of speech verb, nounSorted cckorStarts with CEnds with K1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. soil with or as with crock

Word origin

From Middle English crok, crokke (“earthenware jar, pot, or other container; cauldron; belly, stomach”) [and other forms], from Old English crocc, crocca (“crock, pot, vessel”) [and other forms], from Proto-West Germanic *krokku, *krokkō, from Proto-Germanic *krukkō, *krukkô (“vessel”), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *grewg- (“vessel”).

Used in a sentence

  • old crocks’ home
    home for the aged
  • Girl: "Will you always be a bit of a crock?" Man: "According to my doctor, no." Girl: "I was afraid you looked bad-tempered because you were crocked up for life."
  • old crocks race
    veteran car rally

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