croze

American  

[krohz] / kroʊz /

noun

1. the groove at either end of the staves of a barrel, cask, etc., into which the edge of the head fits.

2. a tool used by a cooper for cutting such a groove.

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croze British  

/ krəʊz /

noun

1. the recess cut at the end of a barrel or cask to receive the head

2. a tool for cutting this recess

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Etymology

Origin of croze

1605–15; perhaps special use of crose, croze (variant of cross ) in sense “cross groove”

Example Sentences

The two ends of the cask are next finished to receive the heads by forming the chime, or bevel on the extremity of the staves, and the croze or groove into which the heads fit.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

The heads, when made of two or more pieces, are jointed by wooden dowel pins, and after being cut to size are chamfered or bevelled round the edge to fit into the croze grooves.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various