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crock
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noun (n)
- a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink(noun.substance)source: wordnet30
- nonsense; foolish talk(noun.communication)Example:
That's a crock.
source: wordnet30 - The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut; also, coloring matter which rubs off from cloth.(noun)source: webster1913
- A low stool.(noun)source: webster1913
- Any piece of crockery, especially of coarse earthenware; an earthen pot or pitcher.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- soil with or as with crock(verb.contact)source: wordnet30
- To soil by contact, as with soot, or with the coloring matter of badly dyed cloth.(verb)source: webster1913
- To give off crock or smut.(verb)source: webster1913
- To lay up in a crock; as, to crock butter.(verb)source: webster1913
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