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crocky en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɹɑki/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkɹɒki/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From crock + -y.

Meanings

1. Smutty, muddy.
   • "I'll wash him right after dinner, and that will keep him out of mischief for a while," she thought, as the young engineer unsuspiciously proceeded to ornament his already crocky countenance with squash, cranberry sauce, and gravy, till he looked more like a Fiji chief in full war-paint than a Christian boy. 1880, Louisa May Alcott, Jack and Jill:
   • Things are shoved into it sooty and steaming to get them out of the way, and it soon gets damp and crocky beyond all hope of purification. 1875, Eugene Gardner, Homes And How To Make Them:
   • But I'm crocky already; My feet, 'ow they slither and slip! 1958, Robert W. Service, Rhymes of a Red Cross Man:

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