/ krɒk; NAmE krɑːk/ noun
1.
crocks [ pl. ] ( old-fashioned ) cups, plates, dishes, etc.
2.
[ C ] ( old use ) a large pot made of baked clay
3.
[ C ] ( BrE , informal ) an old person
4.
[ C ] ( BrE , informal ) an old car in bad condition
•
IDIOMS
- a crock of shit
—more at gold noun
••
WORD ORIGIN
senses 3 to 4 late Middle English : perhaps from Flemish , and probably related to crack . Originally a Scots term for an old ewe, it came in the late 19th cent. to denote an old or broken-down horse.
senses 1 to 2 and crock of shit. Old English croc , crocca , of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse krukka and probably to Dutch kruik and German Krug .