Cedarware

/ˈsɛdərˌwɛr/ noun

Definition

Dishes, containers, or other goods made from or lined with cedar wood.

Etymology

Compound of cedar and ware (goods/products). Ware comes from Old English, meaning articles of merchandise or manufacture.

Kelly Says

The word 'ware' appears in pottery, glassware, hardware, and silverware—it's an old-fashioned business term meaning 'goods for sale,' so cedarware was literally the cedar products merchants would sell in shops.

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