A small iron pan or lamp used in Scotland and Northern Europe, typically hung from a hook for light or cooking.
From Scots and Old Norse origins, related to cruse. The Scottish crusie was a simple iron vessel used for lighting or heating with fish oil or fat.
A crusie hanging from a crofter's ceiling in the Scottish Highlands would burn fish oil and provide the only light for a family—archaeology shows thousands of these simple iron pans, each one representing a night of firelight.
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