CASKING

Verb

casking

present participle of cask

Anagrams

• cakings, sacking

Source: Wiktionary


CASK

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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