widow's cruse
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of widow's cruse
First recorded in 1600–10
Example Sentences
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The other 17 were dry as the widow's cruse, were rapidly deteriorating into a useless mass of rust.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the U.S. today, he adds grimly, "There is no widow's cruse."
From Time Magazine Archive
They would show also the mantle Elijah left to Elisha or the widow's cruse of oil which was always full.
From The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation by Ernst Von Dobschutz
Court appointments are the drop of oil in the widow's cruse, they ever increase.
From The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo
"Aunt Polly's chest is like the widow's cruse," said Mrs. Carteret, "which was never empty."
From The Marrow of Tradition by Charles W. (Charles Waddell) Chesnutt
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