cask

[kask, kahsk]

noun

1. a container made and shaped like a barrel, especially one larger and stronger, for holding liquids.

2. the quantity such a container holds.

   wine at 32 guineas a cask.

verb (used with object)

1. to place or store in a cask.

cask

/ kɑːsk /

noun

1. a strong wooden barrel used mainly to hold alcoholic drink

   a wine cask

2. any barrel

3. the quantity contained in a cask

4. a lightweight cardboard container with plastic lining and a small tap, used to hold and serve wine

5. engineering another name for flask

Other Word Forms

• casklike adjective
• uncask verb (used with object)
• uncasked adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cask¹

1425–75; late Middle English; back formation from casket, the -et being taken as the diminutive suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of cask¹

C15: from Spanish casco helmet, perhaps from cascar to break

Example Sentences

Fullers produces London Pride, as well cider and soft drinks brand Cornish Orchards and craft cask brewer Dark Star.

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He argued that it would be a "win-win" if zero tariffs were applied to Scotch arriving in the US in exchange for zero tariffs on US bourbon and used bourbon casks coming to the UK.

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The proposal is that by relaxing tariffs on Scotch whisky he would not only ease a burden on Scotland's national drink but also boost demand in Scotland for used bourbon casks from Kentucky.

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Yet the investors discovered that many of the casks they had bought, had either been heavily overpriced – up to five times in some cases – or didn't exist at all.

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The most expensive cask she bought – which cost her £49,500 – does not exist.

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Related Words

• keg