Crockery

Crockery
Crockery Crock"er*y ( kr?k"?r-?), n. [From {Crock} an earthen vessel.] Earthenware; vessels formed of baked clay, especially the coarser kinds. [1913 Webster]

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  • crockery — earthen vessels collectively, 1719 (in crockery ware); see CROCK (Cf. crock) + ERY (Cf. ery) …   Etymology dictionary

  • crockery — ► NOUN ▪ plates, dishes, cups, and similar items made of earthenware or china. ORIGIN from obsolete crocker «potter» …   English terms dictionary

  • crockery — [kräk′ər ē] n. [ CROCK1 + ERY] earthenware pots, jars, dishes, etc …   English World dictionary

  • crockery — [[t]krɒ̱kəri[/t]] N UNCOUNT Crockery is the plates, cups, saucers, and dishes that you use at meals. [mainly BRIT] We had no fridge, cooker, cutlery or crockery. Syn: earthenware, china …   English dictionary

  • crockery — n. the teeth. (See also china.) □ I gotta go to the dentist for some work on my crockery. □ Is that your own crockery? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • crockery — crock|e|ry [ˈkrɔkəri US ˈkra: ] n [U] BrE [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: crocker maker of clay pots (14 18 centuries), from crock] cups, dishes, plates etc →↑cutlery ▪ a stack of dirty crockery …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • crockery — noun, chiefly Brit. a sink filled with crockery Syn: dishes, china, tableware; plates, bowls, cups, saucers; chiefly Brit. crocks …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • Crockery Township, Michigan —   Township   …   Wikipedia

  • crockery — noun Date: 1715 earthenware …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • crockery — /krok euh ree/, n. crocks collectively; earthenware. [1710 20; CROCK1 + ERY] * * * …   Universalium

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