1. plural of croze: grooves cut near the ends of barrel staves to hold the barrel heads
Usage: coopering; technical

Examples

• The cooper carefully cut the crozes in each stave before assembling the barrel.
• Without properly aligned crozes, the barrel heads wouldn’t fit securely.
• The craftsman used a specialized tool to create uniform crozes around the barrel’s circumference.
• Deep crozes ensure that the barrel heads remain watertight under pressure.
• Traditional barrel-making requires precise measurement when cutting the crozes.