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Cruse
Translation of "cruse" into Russian
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cruse
Noun
UK
/kruːz/
US
/kruz/
A small container or pot, typically made of clay or metal, used for holding liquids such as oil.
The ancient cruse was found intact, still containing traces of olive oil.
In biblical or proverbial use, an apparently inexhaustible supply (alluding to the miraculous pot of oil mentioned in 1 Kings 17:16).
The recent endowment became a widow's cruse for the small museum, funding its activities for years.