crockery
noun/ˈkrɒkəri/
/ˈkrɑːkəri/
[uncountable]- (especially British English) plates, cups, dishes, etc.
- They would like crockery and cutlery as wedding presents.
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- (North American English) dishes, etc. that you use in the ovenTopics Shoppingc2
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from obsolete crocker ‘potter’, from crock ‘earthenware pot or jar, item of crockery’.
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