crock
Synonyymisanakirja
crock
saviruukku, saviastia, purkki, ruukku, tölkki, hölynpöly, tyhjä puhe, järjettömyys, merkityksettömyys, roska, soopa, pöty, hiili, C, järjestysluku 6, hiilimusta, nokimusta, noki, kimrööki, sotata, liata, ryvettää, mustata, noeta, tahrata, kurata, haalistua, vuotaa, päästää väriä.
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Englannin sanakirja
crock (englanti > suomi)
crock englanniksi
A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container.
1590-96, (w), (w), 1750, The Works of Spenser, Volume 3, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=0qYDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA181&dq=%22Like+foolish+Flies+about+an+Honey+Crock%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6nG0UdO5D6eUiAe3tYH4CA&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22Like%20foolish%20Flies%20about%20an%20Honey%20Crock%22&f=false page 181,
A piece of broken pottery, a shard.
puhekieltä A person who is physically limited by age, illness or injury.
Old crocks’ home = home for the aged
1925, w:John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir|John Buchan, w:John Macnab|John Macnab, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks03/0300621.txt Gutenberg Australia eBook 0300621,
1932, Helen Simpson, Boomerang, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks08/0800611h.html Gutenberg Australia eBook 0800611,
*2006 The Moving Finger part one, Miss Marple, 15 min, 20 year old bicycling tomboy to injured walker:
puhekieltä An old or broken-down vehicle (and formerly a horse).
Old crocks race = veteran car rally
puhekieltä Silly talk, a foolish belief, a poor excuse, nonsense.
That is a bunch of crock.
The story is a crock.
A low stool.
1709, w:Isaac BickerstaffThe Tatler|Isaac Bickerstaff (w:Richard Steele|Richard Steele), w:Tatler (1709)|The Tatler, 1822, Alexander Chalmers (editor), The Tatler, 2007 Facsimile Edition, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=wkoJAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA12&dq=%22seated+her+upon+a+little+crock%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wXe0UYHwGKyhigfS_IDADA&ved=0CFkQ6AEwBwv=onepage&q=%22seated%20her%20upon%20a%20little%20crock%22&f=false page 12,
To break something or injure someone.
1904, P.G. Wodehouse, w:The Gold Bat|The Gold Bat http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext04/gldbt10.txt:
2007 January 3, Daily Mirror:
Thousands of cars crocked by dodgy fuel
2006 April 30, The Sunday Times:
Ferreira ... peremptorily expunges England’s World Cup chances by crocking Wayne Rooney.
puhekieltä To transfer coloring through abrasion from one item to another.
1917, John H. Pfingsten, "Colouring-matter for leather and method of using the same" http://www.google.com/patents?id=G3xVAAAAEBAJ, US Patent 1371572, page 1:
1964, Isabel Barnum Wingate, Know Your Merchandise http://books.google.com/books?id=XuJGAAAAMAAJ, page 109:
Colored fabrics should be dried separately for the first few times to prevent crocking (rubbing off of dye).
2002, Sandy Scrivano, Sewing With Leather & Suede http://books.google.com/books?id=3ZXZ6f2KNLwC, ISBN 1579902731, page 95:
In leather garments, lining also prevents crocking of color onto skin or garments worn underneath.
puhekieltä To cover the drain holes of a planter with stones or similar material, in order to ensure proper drainage.
1900, H.A. Burberry, The Amateur Orchid Cultivators Guide Book'' http://books.google.com/books?id=PeECAAAAYAAJ, page 21:
*1970, (w), Lightning Bug:
The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut.
Colouring matter that rubs off from cloth.
puhekieltä To give off crock or smut.
an old ewe which has ceased bearing
English crock (gloss)