cask

[ kask, kahsk ]

/ kæsk, kɑsk /

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noun

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

the quantity such a container holds: wine at 32 guineas a cask.

verb (used with object)

to place or store in a cask.

Origin of cask

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

OTHER WORDS FROM cask

casklike, adjectiveun·cask, verb (used with object)un·casked, adjective

Words nearby cask

casinghead gas, casing knife, casing nail, casino, casita, cask, casket, Caslon, Casoron, Caspar, Casparian strip

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Example sentences from the Web for cask

A bottle of The Glenlivet, aged in the cask longer than Poppet and Buster put together.
The Ridiculousness of Father's Day|P. J. O’Rourke|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When I drew the body from the cask I found it in a state of perfect preservation.
The Private Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete|Constant
Let the whole be now put into a cask to ferment, and add a pound and a half of loaf sugar to each gallon.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton
Among them, unfortunately, was a cask of spirits which had come out of the hold.
The Three Midshipmen|W.H.G. Kingston

In sheer devilment they cut it up, put it into a cask of brine that stood handy, and then recovered the cask and left it.
The adventures of Kimble Bent|James Cowan
Let it stand four months, leaving the bag of cherry-stones in the cask.
Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book|Eliza Leslie

British Dictionary definitions for cask

cask

/ (kɑːsk) /

noun

a strong wooden barrel used mainly to hold alcoholic drinka wine cask

any barrel

the quantity contained in a cask

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

engineering another name for flask (def. 6)

Word Origin for cask

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	cask
释义	cask [ kask, kahsk ] / kæsk, kɑsk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cask ON THESAURUS.COM noun a container made and shaped like a barrel, especially one larger and stronger, for holding liquids. the quantity such a container holds: wine at 32 guineas a cask. verb (used with object) to place or store in a cask. Origin of cask 1425–75; late Middle English; back formation from casket, the -et being taken as the diminutive suffix OTHER WORDS FROM cask casklike, adjectiveun·cask, verb (used with object)un·casked, adjective Words nearby cask casinghead gas, casing knife, casing nail, casino, casita, cask, casket, Caslon, Casoron, Caspar, Casparian strip Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cask A bottle of The Glenlivet, aged in the cask longer than Poppet and Buster put together. The Ridiculousness of Father's Day\|P. J. O’Rourke\|June 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST When I drew the body from the cask I found it in a state of perfect preservation. The Private Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete\|Constant Let the whole be now put into a cask to ferment, and add a pound and a half of loaf sugar to each gallon. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,\|Mary Eaton Among them, unfortunately, was a cask of spirits which had come out of the hold. The Three Midshipmen\|W.H.G. Kingston In sheer devilment they cut it up, put it into a cask of brine that stood handy, and then recovered the cask and left it. The adventures of Kimble Bent\|James Cowan Let it stand four months, leaving the bag of cherry-stones in the cask. Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book\|Eliza Leslie British Dictionary definitions for cask cask / (kɑːsk) / noun a strong wooden barrel used mainly to hold alcoholic drinka wine cask any barrel the quantity contained in a cask Australian a lightweight cardboard container with plastic lining and a small tap, used to hold and serve wine engineering another name for flask (def. 6) Word Origin for cask C15: from Spanish casco helmet, perhaps from cascar to break Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cask keg, hogshead, pipe, butt, barrel, vat, firkin, tun
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cask

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of cask

OTHER WORDS FROM cask

Words nearby cask

Example sentences from the Web for cask

British Dictionary definitions for cask

noun

Word Origin for cask

Words related to cask