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crock of gold
English
Etymology
From
crock
+
of
+
gold
Noun
crock
of
gold
(
plural
crocks of gold
)
a valuable but elusive treasure
"It was like turning up a crock of gold," he remembers. "It was absolutely wonderful."
1844
, Martin Farquhar Tupper,
The Crock of Gold: A Rural Nobel
See also
crock
crock of shit
pot of gold
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