cruse

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. small jar; holds liquid (oil or water)
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cruse \Cruse\ (kr?s), n. [Akin to LG. kruus, kroos, mug, jug, jar, D. kroes, G. krause, Icel. krus, Sw. krus, Dan. kruus. Cf. Crucible, Cresset.]

1.A cup or dish. [1913 Webster]

Take with thee . . . a cruse of honey.— 1 Kings xiv. 3.[1913 Webster]

2.A bottle for holding water, oil, honey, etc. [1913 Webster]

So David took . . . the cruse of water.— 1 Sam. xxvi. 12.[1913 Webster]
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