Kilner jar

noun

A rubber-sealed screwtop jar used to store food.

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Meanings

nounKilner jar (plural Kilner jars)

plural Kilner jars

  1. A rubber-sealed screwtop jar used to store food.

Origin

After its inventor John Kilner.

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APA

Kilner jar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kilner%20jar

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“Kilner jar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kilner%20jar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kilner jar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kilner%20jar.

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