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crock

/kˈɹɒk/KROK
/kˈɹɑk/KRAHK

Meaninga pitcher

Common meaning: a pot

Journey through time

  1. Gaeliccrog‘a pitcher’source
  2. Middle Englishcrokkesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa pitcher → a potcrock‘a pot’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Gaelic crog ‘a pitcher’.

Roots

  • crog Gaelic “a pitcher”

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