What does cruisie mean?
Cruisie means (chiefly Scotland, now historical) An oil-burning lamp..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(chiefly Scotland, now historical) An oil-burning lamp..
Besides the articles of plate which I have already noticed, the old man now lighted and placed on the table a silver lamp, or cruisie, as the Scottish term it […].
The cruisie lamps gave a dim, yellowish light but he could make out a prominent, slightly hooked nose and large dark eyes set into an oval face.
Use cruisie when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cruisie means (chiefly Scotland, now historical) An oil-burning lamp..
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Besides the articles of plate which I have already noticed, the old man now lighted and placed on the table a silver lamp, or cruisie, as the Scottish term it […].
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