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Croker

//ˈkɹəʊkə(ɹ)// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Croke Park, the largest stadium of Ireland, home of the Gaelic games. Ireland, slang
Noun
  1. 1
    Burlap. US, uncountable

    "a croker bag; a croker sack"

  2. 2
    A cultivator of crocus or saffron; a dealer in saffron. obsolete

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Croke + -er; the stadium was named in honour of Archbishop Thomas Croke.

Etymology 2

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

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