croker

See also: Croker

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹəʊkə(ɹ)/

Etymology 1

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Noun

croker (uncountable)

1. (US) Burlap.

   a croker bag; a croker sack

Etymology 2

From a Medieval Latin *crocarius, derivative of Latin crocus, from Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos).

Noun

croker (plural crokers)

1. (obsolete) A cultivator of crocus or saffron; a dealer in saffron.
   • 1577, Raphaell Holinshed, The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, →OCLC:

     The crokers or saffron men doo vse an obseruation a litle before the comming vp of the floure

References

• “croker”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Corker, corker, re-rock, recork, rerock, rocker