Crock vs. Frock — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Crock and Frock
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Crock
An earthenware vessel.
Frock
Frock has been used since Middle English as the name for an article of clothing, typically coat-like, for men and women.
Crock
A broken piece of earthenware.
Frock
A dress.
Crock
(Slang) Foolish talk; nonsense
That story is just a crock.
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Frock
A long loose outer garment, as that worn by artists and craftspeople; a smock.
Crock
Soot.
Frock
A woolen garment formerly worn by sailors; a jersey.
Crock
One that is worn-out, decrepit, or impaired; a wreck.
Frock
A robe worn by monks, friars, and other clerics; a habit.
Crock
To soil with or as if with crock.
Frock
To clothe in a frock.
Crock
To give off soot or color.
Frock
To invest with clerical office.
Crock
To become weak or disabled. Often used with up.
Frock
A dress, a piece of clothing, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body.
Crock
To disable; wreck. Often used with up.
Frock
An outer garment worn by priests and other clericals; a habit.
Crock
A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container.
Frock
A sailor's jersey.
Crock
A piece of broken pottery, a shard.
Frock
An undress regimental coat.
Crock
(UK) A person who is physically limited by age, illness or injury.
Frock
(dialectal) A frog.
Crock
(UK) An old or broken-down vehicle (and formerly a horse or ewe).
Frock
(transitive) To clothe (somebody) in a frock.
Crock
Silly talk, a foolish belief, a poor excuse, nonsense.
That's a bunch of crock.
The story is a crock.
Frock
(transitive) To make (somebody) a cleric.
Crock
A low stool.
Frock
To grant to an officer the title and uniform of a rank he will soon be promoted to.
Crock
A patient who is difficult to treat, especially one who complains of a minor or imagined illness.
Frock
A loose outer garment; especially, a gown forming a part of European modern costume for women and children; also, a coarse shirtlike garment worn by some workmen over their other clothes; a smock frock; as, a marketman's frock.
Crock
The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut.
Frock
A coarse gown worn by monks or friars, and supposed to take the place of all, or nearly all, other garments. It has a hood which can be drawn over the head at pleasure, and is girded by a cord.
Crock
Colouring matter that rubs off from cloth.
Frock
To clothe in a frock.
Crock
To break something or injure someone.
Frock
To make a monk of. Cf. Unfrock.
Crock
To transfer coloring through abrasion from one item to another.
Frock
A one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
Crock
(horticulture) To cover the drain holes of a planter with stones or similar material, in order to ensure proper drainage.
Frock
Put a frock on
Crock
To put or store (something) in a crock or pot.
Crock
(intransitive) To give off crock or smut.
Crock
The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut; also, coloring matter which rubs off from cloth.
Crock
A low stool.
Crock
Any piece of crockery, especially of coarse earthenware; an earthen pot or pitcher.
Like foolish flies about an honey crock.
Crock
A person who is worn out with age or illness.
Crock
An old person who complains frequently about illness, especially imaginary ailments.
Crock
Nonsense; balderdash; humbug; - usually used in the phrase a crock.
Crock
To soil by contact, as with soot, or with the coloring matter of badly dyed cloth.
Crock
To give off crock or smut.
Crock
To lay up in a crock; as, to crock butter.
Crock
Nonsense; foolish talk;
That's a crock
Crock
An earthen jar (made of baked clay)
Crock
Release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric
Crock
Soil with or as with crock
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