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Earthenware jar   /ˈərθənwˌɛr dʒɑr/   Listen
Earthenware jar

noun
1.
An earthen jar (made of baked clay).  Synonym: crock.






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"Earthenware jar" Quotes from Famous Books



... Jose"—sharply reminded them that he wanted some "grub," that they came to their senses. When the frugal meal of tortillas, frijoles, salt pork, and chocolate was over, an oven was built of the dark-red rock brought from the ledge before them, and an earthenware jar, glazed by some peculiar local process, tightly fitted over it, and packed with clay and sods. A fire was speedily built of pine boughs continually brought from a wooded ravine below, and in a few moments the furnace was in full blast. Mr. Wiles did not participate ...
— The Story of a Mine • Bret Harte



Words linked to "Earthenware jar" :   crock, jar



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