crouke

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • crowke

Etymology

From Old English crūce, from Proto-West Germanic *krūkā.

Noun

crouke

  1. A pitcher, jug.
    • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Reeve's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 4158-4159:
      And whan that dronken al was in the crouke,
      To bedde went the doghter right anon;
      [...]
      And when all that was in the crock was drunk,
      To bed went the daughter right away; [...]

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