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
Never before in all his life had he known the widow's cruse.
From The Broken Gate A Novel by Hough, Emerson
Sometimes Dorothy wondered if his energy were like the widow's cruse.
From John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall by Jenkins, Herbert George
The next moment the three vehicles were flying along the road drawn by three tireless individuals, whose good nature, like the widow's cruse, knew no diminishing.
From The Motor Maids in Fair Japan by Stokes, Katherine
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