widow's cruse

noun

1. an inexhaustible supply of something: in allusion to the miracle of the cruse of oil in 1 Kings 17:10–16 and 2 Kings 4:1–7.

widow's cruse

noun

1. an endless or unfailing source of supply

Word History and Origins

Origin of widow's cruse¹

First recorded in 1600–10

Word History and Origins

Origin of widow's cruse¹

allusion to I Kings 17:16

Example Sentences

If education could help the poor as well help the overall economy, then the leaky bucket would turn into a “widow’s cruse,” with more benefit to the poor than was taken from the rich.

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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.

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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.

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The money collected by Franz was like the contents of the widow's cruse.

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More wonderful still: like the "widow's cruse," this trumpet never grows empty; from its uptilted mouth the flow of song will stream on continuously, if so desired and directed.

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