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cruse

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cruse  (krz, krs)
n.
A small earthenware container, such as a pot or jar, for holding liquids.
[Middle English crouse, perhaps from Middle Dutch cruyse, pot.]
cruse
Noun
a small earthenware container for liquids [Old English crūse]
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Noun1.crusecruse - small jar; holds liquid (oil or water)
jar - a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
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Her mother prepared her a basket of provisions with all sorts of good things, and a goat skin full of wine; the girl now got into the waggon, and her mother gave her also a golden cruse of oil, that she and her women might anoint themselves.
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