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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cresset /ˈkrɛsɪt/

▶noun historical a metal container of oil, grease, wood, or coal set alight for illumination and typically mounted on a pole.

– origin ME: from OFr., from craisse, var. of graisse ‘oil, grease’.

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