Plural of crock; can mean earthenware pots or containers, or worn-out/broken things of poor quality.
From Old English 'crocca' and Old Norse 'krukka,' both referring to earthenware vessels. Over time, the word extended to mean anything old, broken, or worthless.
The word 'crocks' shows how pottery terminology shaped everyday language—medieval people stored food in clay crocks so often that the word became slang for broken junk, similar to how 'trash' originally meant discarded vegetation!
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