fruit jar
noun
a glass jar for preserving fruit or vegetables, usually holding one pint or one quart and having an airtight cap.
Origin of fruit jar
1An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
- Compare Mason jar.
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How to use fruit jar in a sentence
Each player has a set of five rings, which are nothing else but rubber fruit-jar rings.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousPut into fruit jar; add cold water and allow to stand 15 to 20 minutes to draw out juice.
The New Dr. Price Cookbook | AnonymousSeparate a clump of garlic into cloves and then peel and place in a fruit jar.
Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book | Mary A. WilsonThe sugar was in a glass fruit-jar, and the cream came directly off a pan in the cold-box.
Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 | VariousOne day we lost a fruit jar which he had loaned, and I took one very much like it back in its place.
Twelve Men | Theodore Dreiser
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