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crockard

crockard noun: a 13th-century coin minted in Europe as a debased counterfeit copy of the sterling silver penny of King Edward I, at first legally accepted as a halfpenny and then outlawed.

Noun

crockard (plural crockards)

  1. (historical) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe as a debased counterfeit copy of the sterling silver penny of King Edward I, at first legally accepted as a halfpenny and then outlawed.

Proper noun capitalized: Crockard

Crockard

  1. A surname.

Forms of crockard

pluralcrockards
alternative formcrokard
alternative formcrocard
alternative formcrocarde

Origin of crockard

From Middle English crocard, from Anglo-Norman crocard/Old French crokard, of uncertain origin. Possibilities include: * that it is from croc (“hook”), from a Scandinavian language (compare Old Norse krókr (“hook”)) + -ard. * that it is related to croquier (“break in pieces”). * that it is a diminutive of Middle English crok (“a crock, a potsherd”).

Questions about crockard

What does crockard mean?
Crockard means a 13th-century coin minted in Europe as a debased counterfeit copy of the sterling silver penny of King Edward I, at first legally accepted as a halfpenny and then outlawed.
What part of speech is crockard?
Crockard can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of crockard?
The plural of crockard is crockards.

Words near crockard in the dictionary

  1. crock of shit
  2. crock off
  3. crock pot
  4. crock pots
  5. crock up
  6. crockard
  7. crockards
  8. crocked
  9. crocked off
  10. crocked up
  11. crocker

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