fruit jar

noun

1. a glass jar for preserving fruit or vegetables, usually holding one pint or one quart and having an airtight cap.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fruit jar¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

The leader of the Brexit party was holding aloft a large fruit jar and inside it, bobbing on phosphorescent fluid, something indistinct spun slowly in hypnotic silence before the transfixed faces of Farage’s awestruck followers.

From The Guardian

“If it wasn’t Pooky Suggs, it was one of those men who hang around him and drink their courage out of a fruit jar. Tag? We’ll just leave him out of this. Wouldn’t want to see him get hurt.”

From Literature

I would put it in a fruit jar and take it to Indianapolis with me.

From Literature

A foot away from one of his outstretched hands was an empty fruit jar.

From Literature

On the way out of the café, Grampa stuffed a few dollar bills into a fruit jar labeled “Bryant and Milam Defense Fund: Contributions Welcome” on a table by the door.

From Literature