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noun
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, equivalent to Old French cru(i)e pitcher (< Frankish *krūka; compare Old English crūce pot) + -et -et
1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, equivalent to Old French cru(i)e pitcher (< Frankish *krūka; compare Old English crūce pot) + -et -et
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Cruet
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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World English Dictionary
| cruet (ˈkruːɪt) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a small container for holding pepper, salt, vinegar, oil, etc, at table |
| 2. | a set of such containers, esp on a stand |
| 3. | Christianity either of a pair of small containers for the wine and water used in the Eucharist |
| 4. | (Austral) a slang word for head |
| 5. | slang (Austral) do one's cruet to be extremely angry; go into a rage |
| —pl n | |
| 6. | slang (Austral) the testicles |
| [C13: from Anglo-French, diminutive of Old French crue flask, of Germanic origin; compare Old Saxon krūka, Old English crūce pot] | |
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Word Origin & History
cruet
"small glass bottle for vinegar, oil, etc.," 1382, Anglo-Fr. dim. of O.Fr. crue "an earthen pot," from Frank. *kruka (cf. O.H.G. kruog), related to crock.
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