n. the teeth. (See also China.) : I gotta go to the dentist for some work on my crockery.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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But locally made vessels are also represented, such as in the crockery, or a small redware salt dish.
But it may not be long before the crockery is flying again.
Each of its suites has a full kitchen, and comes complete with appliances, utensils and crockery.
She had her own sheets and linens, and of course the cutlery and crockery were all hers.
All too often, however, the disputants move beyond shouting insults or throwing crockery at each other.
So they lived on what she had earned as long as it lasted, then the husband bought a lot of new crockery.
Dishes and other crockery scattered and partially buried in the area surrounding the wrecked hull.
These early skull-cups were the forerunners of a long tradition of cranial crockery that continues to this day.
Have you cafeteria switch to reusable utensils and crockery instead of throwaways whenever possible.
Both firms have often co-operated, despite occasional crockery-throwing.