from the widow's cruse of oil that miraculously supplies Elijah during a famine (I Kings 17:8–16)
1729, in the meaning defined above
widow's-cross
widow's cruse
widow's frill
“Widow's cruse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/widow%27s%20cruse. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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