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crocked

  [krokt]
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–adjective Slang.
drunk.
Origin:
1925–30, Americanism; crock 2 + -ed 2

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

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.
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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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
crock (of shit)

  1. n.
    a mass of lies and deception worth no more than dung. (Usually objectionable.) : That's nothing but a crock of shit! I don't believe a word of it.
  2. n.
    a person who tells lies. (Rude and derogatory.) : He's just a crock of shit. He never tells the truth.
  3. n.
    a braggart. (Rude and derogatory.) : He's such a crock. He makes everything he has done sound ten times better than it really is.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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crocked [krɑkt]

  1. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. : Oh, my God! You're crocked again!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

crock 
O.E. crocc, crocca "pot," from P.Gmc. *krogu "pitcher, pot." Crockery is from 1719.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: crock
Pronunciation: 'kräk
Function: noun
: a complaining medical patient whose illness is largely imaginary or psychosomatic
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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