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cruse.

A small jar used to hold liquid, such as oil or water.

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Meaning & usage

noun/kɹuːs//kɹuːz/
  1. A small jar used to hold liquid, such as oil or water.

    archaic
  2. An oil lamp; a crusy.

    uncommon
Where this word comes from

From Middle English crouse, from Old English crūse (“jar, cruse”), from Proto-West Germanic *krūsā, from Proto-Germanic *krūsǭ, *krūsaz (“jar, pot, collar, jug”). Cognate with German Krause (“pot with a lid”), Icelandic krús (“jar, jug”). Merged with Middle English croo (“pot, pitcher”), from Old English crōg (“crock, pitcher, vessel”). More at crock.

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