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Crocked vs Brocked - What's the difference?

crocked | brocked |

As verbs the difference between crocked and brocked

is that crocked is (crock) while brocked is (brock).

As an adjective crocked

is (british) injured (of a person) or crocked can be (north america) drunk (of a person).

crocked

English

Etymology 1

See (crock) (verb)

Verb

(head)
  • (crock)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (British) injured (of a person)
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=Clive Lindsay , title=Kilmarnock 1 - 2 St Johnstone , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=St Johnstone boss Derek McInnes had made two changes, with Callum Davidson, who has now recovered from injury, the replacement for crocked fellow defender David McCracken and David Robertson taking the place of Chris Millar in midfield.}}
  • (British) broken (of a thing)

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (North America) drunk (of a person)

    • brocked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (brock)

    • Anagrams

    *

    Brock

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • , a variant of Brook, or originally a nickname for someone thought to resemble a badger ( Middle English broc(k) ).
  • transferred from the surname.
  • * 1949 , Mary Wakefield , Dundurn Press (2009), ISBN 1550028774, page 132:
    • "I suppose you," she said, "were named for General Clive." "I was. And my father was named for General Brock'." "General '''Brock'''?" she asked, mystified. "General Isaac ' Brock , you know. The Battle of Queenston Heights, where we defeated the Americans." Her puzzled expression showed that she had not heard of the occasion. Young Busby was shocked.