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Webster 1913 Edition
Cruse
Cruse
(kr?s)
, Noun.
1.
A cup or dish.
Take with thee . . . a
cruse
of honey. 1 Kings xiv. 3.
2.
A bottle for holding water, oil, honey, etc.
So David took . . . the
cruse
of water. 1 Sam. xxvi. 12.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cruse
CRUSE
,Noun.
Take with thee a cruse of honey. 1 Kings 14.
In New England, it is used chiefly or wholly for a small bottle or vial for vinegar, called a vinegar-cruse.