6 entries under this word
n. [A-S. crōc, croce, crocca, cruc, cruc, D. kruik, Icel. krukka, Dan. krukke, Sw. kruka, N. H. Ger. krug, M. H. Ger. kruoc, O. H. Ger. kruag, cruoc, crōc, cruh, Pr. crugō, Prov. Fr. cruga, O. Fr. cruye, N. Fr. cruche. Cf. W. cruc, bucket, pail, crochan, pot, cregen, earthen vessel, Gael. crog, crogan, earthen vessel, jar.] An earthen vessel; a pot or pitcher; a cup. [Obs.] “The Crock of Gold.” Tupper.
v. t. To lay up in a crock; as, to crock butter. Halliwell.
n. [Cf. W. croeg, cover, Scot. crochit, covered.] The fine and loose black matter collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot.
[imp. & p. p. CROCKED (krŏkt); p. pr. & vb. n. CROCKING.] To blacken with soot, or other matter collected from combustion, or with the coloring matter of cloth.
To give off crock or smut.
a. [From crock, soot, q. v.] Smutty.