Crock Definition
Other Word Forms of Crock
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Origin of Crock
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From Middle English crokke, from Old English crocc, crocca (“crock, pot, vessel”), from Proto-Germanic *krukkō, *krukkô (“vessel”), from Proto-Indo-European *k(')rōug(')-, *k(')rōuk(')- (“vessel”). Cognate with Dutch kruik (“jar, jug”), German Krug (“jug”), Danish krukke (“jar”), Icelandic krukka (“pot, jar”), Old English crōg, crōh (“crock, pitcher, vessel”). See also cruse.
From Wiktionary
Earlier old ewe that has ceased bearing probably akin to Norwegian krake sickly animal and Middle Dutch kraecke broken-down horse
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English crokke from Old English crocc Sense 2, short for crock of shit
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Compare Welsh croeg (“cover”), Scots crochit, covered.
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