Kilner jar

/ (ˈkɪlnə) /

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noun

trademark a glass preserving jar with an airtight lid, used for bottling fruit or vegetables

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Words nearby Kilner jar

Kilmarnock, Kilmer, kiln, kiln-dried, kiln-dry, Kilner jar, kiln run brick, kilo, kilobar, kilobit, kilobyte

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However, as she feared, The Bell Jar appeared to indifferent notices and the launch—which Ted attended—was rather low-key.
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“Intercourse felt, often, like shoving a loofah into a mason jar,” she writes, for example.
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Goodness knows I paid my share into the office “cursing jar” when I worked for her.
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[Laughs] I am definitely NOT playing anything like Jar Jar Binks!
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On it are balanced a plate of eggs and toast, an open quart jar of grape jelly, and a beer mug full to the brim with orange juice.
The Ridiculousness of Father's Day|P. J. O’Rourke|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the jar threw my six-shooter where I couldn't reach it, and the carbine was jammed in the stirrup-leather on the wrong side.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
I dunno's I'd know when t' jar loose m'self, if I knowed her an' she didn't object t' me hangin' around.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
That rare and curious being called I is more fragile than any porcelain jar.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
We can fill glass after glass of steaming punch, until the jar in the cupboard is empty.
The Whale and the Grasshopper|Seumas O'Brien
This affords the maximum of riding comfort by the elimination of all jar and jolt occasioned by an uneven roadway.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge|Various

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