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Mason jar
noun
- a glass jar with a wide mouth and an airtight screw top, much used in home canning.
mason jar
noun
- an airtight glass jar for preserving food
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Mason jar1
1880–85, Americanism; named after John L. Mason, 19th-century American who patented it in 1858
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Mason jar1
C20: named after its US inventor, John L. Mason (1832–1902)
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Example Sentences
“Intercourse felt, often, like shoving a loofah into a mason jar,” she writes, for example.
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All you need is pitcher or a jar with a lid—a mason jar works perfectly—and something to strain out the grounds.
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