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crock of gold

crock of gold noun: a valuable but elusive treasure.

Noun

crock of gold (plural crocks of gold)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) A valuable but elusive treasure.
    • "It was like turning up a crock of gold," he remembers. "It was absolutely wonderful."2011, Jon Kelly, “The piece of paper that fooled Hitler”, in bbc.com, archived from the original on 11 Jan 2015, people

Forms of crock of gold

pluralcrocks of gold

Questions about crock of gold

What does crock of gold mean?
Crock of gold means a valuable but elusive treasure.
What part of speech is crock of gold?
Crock of gold is a noun.
What is the plural of crock of gold?
The plural of crock of gold is crocks of gold.

Words near crock of gold in the dictionary

  1. crock
  2. crock cheese
  3. crock cheeses
  4. crock haircut
  5. crock haircuts
  6. crock of gold
  7. crock of shit
  8. crock off
  9. crock pot
  10. crock pots
  11. crock up

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