... [from the American scatologism 'crock of shit'] 1. An awkward feature or programming technique that ought to be made cleaner. For example, using small integers to represent error codes without the program interpreting them to the user (as in, ... — The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0
... chous'd the States, By Bergen-baffle grown more wise; And made 'em shit as small as rats, By their rich Smyrna fleet's surprise: Had haughty Holmes, but call'd in Spragg, Hans had ... — The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) - Volume II • Theophilus Cibber
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