Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A crocodile.
  • noun Leather made from crocodile skin.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In old armament: The hooked rest from which the harquebuse or musket was fired.
  • noun A mace of simple form.
  • noun A cutting weapon with a hook-shaped blade, or with a hook attached to the blade, as in some forms of halberd or partizan which had a sharp hook at the back.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun informal a contraction for crocodile.

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  • noun informal A crocodile.

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Examples

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  • Make sure the croc is dead before you make boots out of it.

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  • The only way to kill a giant croc, is to have Gary Busey choke-fuck it.

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  • Basically Unlike the western world the Japanese preserves there culture (Art I am talking about). you can also see the images on the condoms that could be deemed as rasist in croc pop place like USA.

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  • Basically Unlike the western world the Japanese preserves there culture (Art I am talking about). you can also see the images on the condoms that could be deemed as rasist in croc pop place like USA.

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  • The croc is in the care of veterinarians under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture, but is being housed at Boatswain’s Beach.

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  • Although Chito confesses it took many years for him to feel safe fooling around with the dangerous creature, he is now able to roll around in the water with Pocho and have fun, as though the croc were a pet dog.

    Man And Crocodile, Chito And Pocho, Play And Swim Together Like Best Friends (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • Although Chito confesses it took many years for him to feel safe fooling around with the dangerous creature, he is now able to roll around in the water with Pocho and have fun, as though the croc were a pet dog.

    Man And Crocodile, Chito And Pocho, Play And Swim Together Like Best Friends (VIDEO) Travis Walter Donovan 2010

  • Since July, a fisherman went missing, and a croc is a prime suspect.

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  • She took in Johnie fifteen years ago when the croc was a sick 5-week-old female hatchling left anonymously at her doorstep - a tiny orphan that could fit in the palm of her hand.

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  • "Dr Britton said a widespread media campaign was needed to teach people about crocs and croc safety. 'There was a very successful campaign in the early 1980s called Living with Crocodiles,' he said.

    'But now, nearly 30 years later, the landscape has changed quite a bit and there are many more crocodiles. And we now have the problem of crocs moving into areas where they are normally not found. We can't put signposts up everywhere. People need to understand the benefits that crocodiles bring for tourism and industry, while also understanding the simple precautions they can take in the bush so they remain safe. It's not difficult, it just requires a little education.'"

    - 'Tourists need to attend School of Croc', NT News website, 4 April 2008.

    April 4, 2008

  • Thank goodness. For a second I thought you were talking about the shoes.

    April 4, 2008