Mason jar

noun

Mason jar

noun

Etymology Named after American tinsmith John Landis Mason (1832–1902), who first invented and patented it in 1858.

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Canada, US A glass jar with a screw top, often used for preserving food.

  • Yesterday, I went outside / With my momma's mason jar / Caught a lovely butterfly1996, Rivers Cuomo, “Butterfly”, in Pinkerton, performed by Weezer:

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