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crockpot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
crock-pot
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A slow cooker.

verb

To cook (food) in a slow cooker.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From Crock-Pot (1971), brand name of slow cooker by The Rival Company, from crock + pot. Coined by duplication and assonance.

Usage

Inflected Forms

crockpots (plural) crock pot (alternative) crockpots (present, singular) crockpotting (participle, present) crockpotted (participle, past) crockpotted (past)

Questions

What does crockpot mean?
A slow cooker.
Where does crockpot come from?
From Crock-Pot (1971), brand name of slow cooker by The Rival Company, from crock + pot. Coined by duplication and assonance.

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