croc

[krok]
noun Informal.

Origin:
1880–85; by shortening

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croc (krɒk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
crocodile crocodile short for crocodile

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Croc is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
croc
crocodile
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Example sentences
The plovers eat tiny animals stuck to a croc's teeth.
The croc was quickly lowered back to the ground before the tree or our gear
  gave way.
Yet features of its nostrils and eye socket, and a distinctive groove in its
  jaw mark it as a croc.
Leslie wasn't sure, because so little is known about the delta's croc
  population.
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