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Webster 1913 Edition


Crockery

Crock′er-y

( kr?k′?r-?)
,
Noun.
[From
Crock
an earthen vessel.]
Earthenware; vessels formed of baked clay, especially the coarser kinds.

Webster 1828 Edition


Crockery

CROCKERY

,
Noun.
[See Crock.] Earthen ware; vessels formed of clay, glazed and baked. The term is applied to the coarser kinds of ware; the finer kinds being usually called china or porcelain.

Definition 2024


crockery

crockery

English

Noun

crockery (countable and uncountable, plural crockeries)

  1. Plates, dishes and other eating and serving tableware, usually made of some ceramic material.
  2. Crocks, earthenware vessels, especially domestic utensils.

Hyponyms

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Translations

References

  • Krueger, Dennis (December 1982). "Why On Earth Do They Call It Throwing?" Studio Potter Vol. 11, Number 1. (etymology)
  • Oxford English Dictionary.