Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CROCK'ER-Y, n. [W. crocan, a boiler or pot; crocenu, to make earthen vessels; crocenyz, a potter. See Crock.]

Earthen ware; vessels formed of clay, glazed and baked. The term is applied to the coarser kinds of ware; the finer kinds being usually called china or porcelain.