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crocked

[krokt] Pronunciation Key

–adjective Slang.

drunk.

[Origin: 1925–30, Americanism; crock² + -ed²

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crock²   (krŏk) Pronunciation Key
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.]

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crock³   (krŏk) Pronunciation Key
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.]

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