crock of gold

English

Etymology

From crock + of + gold.

Noun

crock of gold (plural crocks of gold)

1. a valuable but elusive treasure

   "It was like turning up a crock of gold," he remembers. "It was absolutely wonderful." [1]

   • 1844, Martin Farquhar Tupper, The Crock of Gold: A Rural Nobel:

See also

• crock
• crock of shit
• pot of gold