Meaning of crocky | Babel Free
Examples
“Things are shoved into it sooty and steaming to get⟳ them out of the way, and it soon gets damp and crocky beyond all hope⟳ of purification.”
“"I'll wash⟳ him right after dinner, and that will keep⟳ him out of mischief for a while," she thought, as the young engineer unsuspiciously proceeded to ornament his already crocky countenance with squash, cranberry sauce, and gravy, till he looked more like⟳ a Fiji chief in full war-paint than a Christian boy.”
“But I'm crocky already; My feet, 'ow they slither and slip⟳!”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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