Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Cruse

Cruse (kr?s) , noun

[Akin to LG. kruus, kroos, mug, jug, jar, Dutch kroes, German krause, Icelandic krus, Swedish krus, Danish kruus. Compare Crucible, Cresset.]

1.
A cup or dish.
Take with thee... a cruse of honey. — 1 Kings xiv. 3
2.
A bottle for holding water, oil, honey, etc.
So David took... the cruse of water. — 1 Sam. xxvi. 12