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Meaning of CASK

Pronunciation:  kask

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a cylindrical container that holds liquids
  2. [n]  the quantity a cask will hold
 
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 Synonyms: barrel, caskful
 
 See Also: beer barrel, beer keg, breech, bung, butt, containerful, hogshead, hoop, keg, lag, pickle barrel, rear of barrel, rear of tube, ring, shook, spigot, spile, stave, tap, tun, vessel, wine barrel, wine cask

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Cask\, n. [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.
    
  2. \Cask\, v. t.
    To put into a cask.
    
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: bag, barrel, basket, bole, bottle, box, box up, breaker, butt, can, capsule, carton, case, column, crate, cylinder, cylindroid, drum, encase, encyst, firkin, hamper, hogshead, jar, keg, kilderkin, pack, package, parcel, pillar, pipe, pot, puncheon, roll, roller, rouleau, rundlet, sack, tank, tin, trunk, tube, tun, vat, water butt
 

 

 

 

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