crockery

crockery

n. the teeth. (see also China.) I gotta go to the dentist for some work on my crockery.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • fettie
  • bluh
  • bousta
  • Hey!
  • lucci
  • late
  • bout it
  • horseradish
  • base
  • case of the shorts
References in classic literature
The hill might have been the bottom of the sea, once, and been lifted up, with its oyster-beds, by an earthquake--but, then, how about the crockery? And moreover, how about three oyster beds, one above another, and thick strata of good honest earth between?
She fetched crockery -- new, and plenty of it; new wooden goblets and other table furniture; and beer, fish, chicken, a goose, eggs, roast beef, roast mutton, a ham, a small roast pig, and a wealth of genuine white wheaten bread.
Poyser; "but there's times when the crockery seems alive an' flies out o' your hand like a bird.
Poyser gave her approbation to the scheme of the movable kitchen cupboard, which was to be capable of containing grocery, pickles, crockery, and house-linen in the utmost compactness without confusion.
"The floor is covered with smashed crockery from the dresser.
"Well, gentlemen, I see that it is I who will have to pay for the broken crockery," said he, and rising slowly he moved to the table.
The footman led the way toward the paling through the boards and the bricks, the oyster shells and the broken crockery, that strewed the ground.
When the corners of her mouth went down suddenly like a barometer it usually foretold a fall of crockery and tinware.
Honest Jemima had all the bills, and the washing, and the mending, and the puddings, and the plate and crockery, and the servants to superintend.
A generous Glasgow Airport restaurant team is supporting a homeless charity with free crockery.
The arty and colourful crockery collection includes a large platter, PS18, large jug, PS28, and small jug at PS25.
WHETHER YOU WANT TO WHIP UP SOME DELICIOUS SMOOTHIES, TRY OUT SOME NEW RECIPES OR JUST SHOW OFF YOUR HEALTHY DINNER TO THE REST OF THE OFFICE WITH A FANCY NEW LUNCHBOX OR SOME STYLISH CROCKERY, WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED
Simultaneously, they could charge those customers requiring sustainable crockery (wood or plant-based and biodegradable) a fee.
PESHAWAR -- The Rescue 1122 here on Monday successfully extinguished the fire erupted in a crockery warehouse after a three hours hectic efforts.