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The stuff you buy nice and lose one piece of per dinner party.
means Plates, bowls, cups and other dishware made of earthenware or china — the everyday stuff you eat off of.
from Rooted in 'crock,' an old word for an earthenware pot or jar, going back to Old English 'crocc.' The -ery suffix just means 'the whole collection of' — the same pattern as 'jewelry' or 'pottery.' So crockery is simply, literally, 'crock-ware': the gathered clatter of pots, plates, and cups in a cupboard.
- etymology
- from crock, an earthenware pot
- vs china
- china implies fancy, crockery implies everyday
- chip rule
- the favorite mug always breaks first