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crocked - 6 dictionary results
crocked
[krokt] 
crock
2 [krok] –noun
| 1. | a person or thing that is old, decrepit, or broken-down. |
| 2. | Slang. a person who complains about or insists on being treated for an imagined illness. |
| 3. | an old ewe. |
| 4. | an old worn-out horse. |
–verb (used with object)
| 5. | British Slang. to disable or injure. |
Origin:
1300–50; ME crok old ewe, perh. akin to crack (v.) and obs. crack whore; cf. LG krakke broken-down horse
1300–50; ME crok old ewe, perh. akin to crack (v.) and obs. crack whore; cf. LG krakke broken-down horse
crock
3 [krok] –noun
| 1. | British Dialect. soot; smut. |
| 2. | excess surface dye from imperfectly dyed cloth. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | British Dialect. to soil with soot. |
–verb (used without object)
| 4. | (of cloth) to give off excess surface dye when rubbed. |
Origin:
1650–60; orig. uncert.
1650–60; orig. uncert.
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Link To crocked
| crock 2 (krŏk) n. Soot. v. crocked, crock·ing, crocks v. tr. To soil with or as if with crock. v. intr. To give off soot or color. [Origin unknown.] |
| crock 3 (krŏk) n. One that is worn-out, decrepit, or impaired; a wreck. v. crocked, crock·ing, crocks v. intr. To become weak or disabled. Often used with up. v. tr. To disable; wreck. Often used with up. [Earlier, old ewe that has ceased bearing; probably akin to Norwegian krake, sickly animal, and Middle Dutch kraecke, broken-down horse.] |
| crocked (krŏkt) adj. Slang Intoxicated; drunk. [Possibly from crock3.] |
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