| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| crock3 |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  kr k |
| NOUN: | Chiefly British Slang One that is worn-out, decrepit, or impaired; a wreck. | | VERB: | Inflected forms: crocked, crock·ing, crocks
| | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | To become weak or disabled. Often used with up. | | TRANSITIVE VERB: | To disable; wreck. Often used with up. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Earlier, old ewe that has ceased bearing; akin to probably akin to Norwegian krake, sickly animal, and Middle Dutch kraecke, broken-down horse.
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