- 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
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crockery — earthen vessels collectively, 1719 (in crockery ware); see CROCK (Cf. crock) + ERY (Cf. ery) … Etymology dictionary
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — 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
