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CRUSE.—The word occurs frequently in the OT (generally as rendering of Heb. öַôִּçַç ), where it means a ‘small earthen bottle or jar’ in common use among the Hebrews chiefly for holding liquids, such as water (1Sa_26:11) or oil (1Ki_17:12). ‘Cruse’ (marg. ‘flask’) is substituted by Revised Version NT 1881, OT 1885 for ‘box’ of Authorized Version in Mat_26:7 (|| Mar_14:3, Luk_7:37) as the designation of the ἀëÜâáóôñïò used by the woman who anointed our Lord. See Alabaster and Anointing.
Dugald Clark.