mason jar

noun

often capitalized M
: a widemouthed jar used especially for home canning

Examples of mason jar in a Sentence

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Fill a mason jar, or any container, with apple cider vinegar, and then fashion a funnel out of a piece of notebook paper or a coffee filter. Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 13 July 2025 How to Make Pickle Lemonade Servings: 5 cups Prep Time: 10 minutes Total Duration: 10 minutes Pickle Lemonade Ingredients 7 large lemons 1/2 cup agave Ice, for serving Squeeze the juice from the lemons and pour it into a 32-ounce mason jar or a large pitcher. Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 5 July 2025 Place chopped cucumber and mint leaves in a cocktail shaker or mason jar. Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 5 July 2025 Pour both the dill pickle juice and coconut water into the same mason jar or pitcher. Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 5 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for mason jar

Word History

Etymology

John L. Mason, †1902 American metalsmith

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mason jar was in 1888

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“Mason jar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mason%20jar. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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