"crocket" znaczenie w angielski leksykon

Liczba mnoga: crockets

ETYM Old Fren. croquet, French crochet, dim. of croc hook. Related to Crook, Crotchet.
An ornament of curved foliage used at the edge of a spire or gable.

(Of a gable or spire) Furnished with a crocket (an ornament in the form of curved or bent foliage).

(1786-1836) US folk hero, born in Tennessee, a Democratic Congressman 1827–31 and 1833–35. A series of books, of which he may have been part-author, made him into a mythical hero of the frontier, but their Whig associations cost him his office. He died in the battle of the Alamo during the War of Texan Independence.
He clashed with Andrew Jackson, claiming Jackson had betrayed his frontier constituency, and left for Texas in bitterness.

Liczba mnoga: Crocketts

1. City in Texas (USA).
2. Unincorporated community in California (USA).