- crocks[plural] (old-fashioned)
cups, plates, dishes, etc. 陶器；瓦器 - [countable]
a large pot made of baked clay 瓦罐；坛子 - [countable] (British English, informal)
an old person 老家伙；老朽的人 - [countable] (British English, informal)
an old car in bad condition 破旧的汽车
Word Originsenses 3 to 4 late Middle English: perhaps from Flemish, and probably related to crack. Originally a Scots term for an old ewe, it came in the late 19th cent. to denote an old or broken-down horse.senses 1 to 2 and crock of shit. Old English croc, crocca, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse krukka and probably to Dutch kruik and German Krug.
Idioms
a crock/pot of gold
a large prize or reward that somebody hopes for but is unlikely to get 不大可能得到的大笔奖赏（或报酬）
a crock of shit
- (taboo, slang, especially North American English)
something that is not true 屁话；胡说八道