cask
English
Etymology
From Middle French casque.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɑːsk/
- (US) IPA(key): /kæsk/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -æsk
Noun
cask (plural casks)
- A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks.
- (obsolete) A casket; a small box for jewels.
- 1593, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2, III. ii. 409:
- A jewel, locked into the woefullest cask / That ever did contain a thing of worth.
- 1593, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2, III. ii. 409:
- Obsolete form of casque (“visorless helmet”).
Derived terms
- cask beer
Translations
a large barrel for the storage of liquid
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Verb
cask (third-person singular simple present casks, present participle casking, simple past and past participle casked)
- To put into a cask.
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