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cruet

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cruet /ˈkruːɪt/

▶noun

1 a small container or set of containers for salt, pepper, oil, or vinegar for use at a dining table.

2 (in church use) a small container for the wine or water to be used in the celebration of the Eucharist.

– origin ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr., dimin. of OFr. crue ‘pot’, from Old Saxon krūka; rel. to crock2.

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