cruse
Americannoun
noun
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
He now keeps a Bible in his office bookcase and frequently alludes to little-known passages, including one from the Book of Kings about a widow who had a cruse of oil that never ran out.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yet, like the widow's cruse of old, its casket is never empty, for even when it has given its all, the next needy case will find succour at that door.
From One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion by Alexander, Arch.
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