cruse

American

[krooz, kroos] / kruz, krus /

noun

an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.

cruse British

/ kruːz /

noun

a small earthenware container used, esp formerly, for liquids

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Etymology

Origin of cruse

1225–75; Middle English crouse ( Old English crūse; cognate with German Krause pot with lid), conflated with croo ( Old English crōg, crōh; cognate with German Krug jug)

Example Sentences

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After Bin Laden was accused of attacking U.S. embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam in 1998, the Clinton administration fired cruse missiles at Afghanistan.

From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2021

I’ve got more, I’m sorry, I’ve gotta cruse through this.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2020

They got the $500 yes, they got the trip reimbursed, yes, they got a second cruse paid for free.

From Time • Feb. 19, 2013

The other 17 were dry as the widow's cruse, were rapidly deteriorating into a useless mass of rust.

From Time Magazine Archive

Memories of Elisha and the ravens, of the widow's cruse, of the loaves and fishes, must have floated through the radiant fog in poor Melpomene's mind.

From Mortal Coils by Huxley, Aldous

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