Plural form of croze; multiple grooves cut into barrel staves, or the collection of grooves in a barrel.
From 'croze' plus the plural suffix '-es'. Standard plural form in cooperage terminology.
A well-made barrel might have dozens of crozes cut with perfect precision—the difference between a 20-year wine barrel and a failed one often came down to croze depth variations.
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