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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

wid′ow's cruse′,

Biblean inexhaustible supply of something: in allusion to the miracle of the cruse of oil in I Kings 17:10–16 and II Kings 4:1–7.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

widow's cruse n

an endless or unfailing source of supply

Etymology: allusion to I Kings 17:16

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