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noun
A glass jar with a screw top, often used for preserving food.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Mason jar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
a glass jar with an air-tight screw top; used in home canning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: jar
History
Named after American tinsmith John Landis Mason (1832–1902), who first invented and patented it in 1858.
Across languages
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