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Definition of Crocking
1. crock [v] - See also: crock
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crocking
Literary usage of Crocking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Successful Housekeeper: A Manual of Universal Application, Especially by Milon W. Ellsworth, Tinnie Ellsworth (1882)
"... BLACK GLOVES FROM crocking. Black cotton gloves will not crock the hands if
scalded in salt and water before wearing. The salt prevents fading. ..."
2. Textiles and Clothing by Ellen Beers McGowan, Charlotte Augusta Waite, A. (1919)
"If the dye is so concentrated that the fiber will not absorb it all, that which
stays on the surface will cause crocking. Use enough water to cover the ..."
3. Notes & Queries for Somerset and Dorset (1896)
"LENT-crocking.—A custom used to prevail with the children at Bridestowe and the
western skirts of Dartmoor, to make a perambulation during Lent, ..."
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