Main Entry: ¹crock

Pronunciation: \ˈkräk\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English crocc; akin to Old English crūce pot, pitcher, Middle High German krūche

Date: before 12th century

1 : a thick earthenware pot or jar
2 [from its formation on cooking pots] dialect : soot, smut
3 : coloring matter that rubs off from cloth or dyed leather
4 : bunkum —usually used with a <the story in the paper is a crock>