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crockery|ˈkrɒkərɪ|
[f. crocker1: see -ery.]
1. Crocks or earthen vessels collectively; earthenware; esp. domestic utensils of earthenware.
1755Johnson, Crockery, earthen ware. 1835Marryat Jac. Faithf. x, Now, Tom, my hearty, bring out the crockery. 1883G. Lloyd Ebb & Flow II, I shall sell all my crockery and bric-à-brac.
2. Comb., as crockery-ware = crockery.
1719De Foe Crusoe (1840) II. xiv. 286 They [the Chinese] told me such incredible things of their performance in crockery-ware. 1782F. Burney Cecilia v. ix, Where would be all this smart crockery work for your breakfast? 1840R. Dana Bef. Mast xiii. 28 We had..hard-ware, crockery-ware, tin-ware, cutlery. |