Meaning & use
Cruse
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A small earthenware or metal pot used for holding a liquid such as oil, water, or wine.
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The prophet asked the widow for a cruse of oil, the last she had in her house.
Archaeologists found several clay cruses buried alongside the ancient household goods.
A note on using this word
The word appears often in the King James Bible, such as the story of Elijah and the widow's cruse of oil, and has become mostly archaic and literary in modern English.
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