crock

«crock» in Mova's school dictionary: a large pot of thick brown clay, used in the kitchen to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (crock, crocks)

meaning for a pupil

1) A crock is a large pot of thick brown clay, used in the kitchen to keep food such as butter, or to store things. tree →

2) (informal, British) «A load of crock» means rubbish or nonsense. tree →

sense in the lessons

in the tales a crock is a big earthen pot that holds butter or other food, kept in a cool place

examples

• «How much butter will it take to fill your crock?» tree →
• She put the salted butter into the crock. tree →
• The old crock stood by the door. tree →

note

nothing for maths; a crock is a container, and a question may ask how many scoops fill it, but the word itself gives no number.

Trees and pragmatics

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