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 jar2 [from its formation on cooking pots] dialect : soot, smut3: coloring matter that rubs off from cloth or dyed leather4: bunkum —usually used with a<the story in the paper is a crock>