Archæol. [ad. Gael. and Ir. crogan pot, dish, pitcher, OIr. crocan pot, in Welsh crochan.] A rude earthen pot or vessel, such as those made for domestic use by the inhabitants of the remote Hebrides.
1880. A. Mitchell, Past in Present, 28. With regard to these Craggans, there is nothing known in the way of pottery more rude.
1882. Blackw. Mag., Aug., 171/1. The rude craggans of Tiree, manufactured by the old women of the island, and employed by their neighbours for domestic purposes.
