cruet
noun/ˈkruːɪt/
/ˈkruːɪt/
- a small container, or set of containers, for salt, pepper, oil, etc. for use on the table at mealsWord OriginMiddle English (originally relating to a container used for wine or water in the Eucharist at church): from Anglo-Norman French, diminutive of Old French crue ‘pot’, from Old Saxon krūka; related to crock ‘ earthenware pot’.
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