CASK

barrel, cask

(noun) a cylindrical container that holds liquids

cask, caskful

(noun) the quantity a cask will hold

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cask (plural casks)

A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks.

(obsolete) A casket; a small box for jewels.

Obsolete form of casque.

Verb

cask (third-person singular simple present casks, present participle casking, simple past and past participle casked)

To put into a cask.

Anagrams

• ACKs, SKCA, acks, sack

Source: Wiktionary


Cask, n. Etym: [Sp. casco potsherd, skull, helmet, prob. fr. cascar to break, fr. L. Quassure to break. Cf. Casque, Cass.]

1. Same as Casque. [Obs.]

2. A barrel-shaped vessel made of staves headings, and hoops, usually fitted together so as to hold liquids. It may be larger or smaller than a barrel.

3. The quantity contained in a cask.

4. A casket; a small box for jewels. [Obs.] Shak.

Cask, v. t.

Definition: To put into a cask.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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