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Crock vs. Frock — What's the Difference?

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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