crock

[ US /ˈkɹɑk/ ]
[ UK /kɹˈɒk/ ]
NOUN
  1. an earthen jar (made of baked clay)
  2. nonsense; foolish talk
    that's a crock
  3. a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
VERB
  1. release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric
  2. soil with or as with crock
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How To Use crock In A Sentence

  • Care and skill in the use of dyes can produce products that resist bleeding, crocking, frosting, and discoloration. HOME COMFORTS
  • He has a habit, he admits ruefully, of crocking himself.
  • Sydney Roosters utility forward Michael Crocker pressed his claims for Test selection with two of the Kangaroos' six tries tries.
  • In 1985, Crock was loaned to the Army and enlisted with the rank of craftsman.
  • The bishop is represented as in the act of benediction, with a pastoral staff, and in full pontificals; his head is shown as resting on a cushion, and is surmounted by a trefoil arch with a crocketed gable, and a censer-bearing angel on each side. Ely Cathedral
  • Crocker, a 20-year-old University of Texas swimmer, was America's best 100 butterflyer until Phelps came along. USATODAY.com - Crocker sets world record in 100-meter butterfly
  • Otherwise dump the contents of the crocks or vat into food-grade plastic mesh bags or cheesecloth and squeeze out as much wine as you can into a clean basin.
  • For pots above four inches in diameter, provide drainage by "crocking. Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse
  • I purchased some much needed essentials for my utensil crock, an apron, a new tart pan and some hand soap.
  • Items stolen include a set of Royal Doulton crockery in white with a light green pattern.
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