jam-jar

See also: jam jar and jamjar

English

Noun

jam-jar (plural jam-jars)

1. Alternative form of jam jar.
   • 1990 May 29, Neil Gaiman, “Calliope”, in The Sandman, volume 3, New York, N.Y.: DC Comics, published 2010, →ISBN, page 32:

     An old man in Sunderland who owned the universe, and who kept it in a jam-jar in the dusty cupboard under his stairs…

   • 2009 February 24, Tim Hayward, “Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 November 2024:

     There are two simple secrets to successful bottling; sterility and a good seal. The good news is that sterility can be achieved with nothing more complicated than a domestic dishwasher and that good seals can be achieved by recycling the used jam-jars straight into the council green bin and buying some decent preserving jars.

   • 2014–2015, Clara Iannotta, dead wasps in the jam-jar (i)‎, Leipzig: Edition Peters, published 2017, →OCLC