Meaning of cruisie | Babel Free

Definitions

An oil-burning lamp.

Scotland, historical

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level