widow's cruse
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of widow's cruse
First recorded in 1600–10
Example Sentences
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In the U.S. today, he adds grimly, "There is no widow's cruse."
From Time Magazine Archive
The other 17 were dry as the widow's cruse, were rapidly deteriorating into a useless mass of rust.
From Time Magazine Archive
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.
From Stars of the Opera by Wagnalls, Mabel
Never before in all his life had he known the widow's cruse.
From The Broken Gate A Novel by Hough, Emerson
When the widow's cruse had filled all the vessels in the house, the Lord stopped the increase.
From The Annals of the Parish; or, the chronicle of Dalmailing during the ministry of the Rev. Micah Balwhidder by Galt, John
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