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crocking off

crocking off is the present participle and gerund of crock off.

Meaning of crock off

Verb

crock off (third-person singular simple present crocks off, present participle crocking off, simple past and past participle crocked off)

  1. (literally) To give off color pigments from mechanical action (e.g. rubbing)
    • The green sheen on the surface is because of that painted box crocking off.
  2. (intransitive, slang) To die.

Questions about crocking off

What is crocking off the present participle and gerund of?
Crocking off is the present participle and gerund of crock off.

Words near crocking off in the dictionary

  1. crockets
  2. Crockett
  3. Crockett County
  4. crocketted
  5. crocking
  6. crocking off
  7. crocking up
  8. crockpot
  9. crockpots
  10. crockpotted
  11. crockpotting

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