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(kɑːsk, kæsk)

Word forms: plural casks

countable noun

A cask is a wooden barrel that is used for storing things, especially alcoholic drink.

...casks of sherry. [+ of]

Synonyms: barrel, drum, cylinder, keg More Synonyms of cask

cask in British English

(kɑːsk)

noun

a strong wooden barrel used mainly to hold alcoholic drink

a wine cask

any barrel

the quantity contained in a cask

4. Australian

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

5. engineering another name for flask (sense 6)

Word origin

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

cask in American English

(kæsk; kɑsk)

noun

a barrel of any size made of staves, esp. one for liquids

the contents of a full cask

Word origin

ME caske < Fr casque < Sp casco, potsherd, cask, helmet < cascar, to break < VL *quassicare, to break, freq. of L quassare: see quash2

Examples of 'cask' in a sentence
cask

Each year the vinegar is transferred into a smaller cask.The chance came when the wine was transferred to a new oak cask in the cellar under a hospital in Strasbourg where it has always been kept.

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container

(noun) in the sense of barrel

Definition

a strong barrel used to hold alcoholic drink

The casks of sherry are stored one on top of the other.

Synonyms

barrel

barrels of pickled fish

drum

a drum of chemical waste

cylinder

keg

a full keg of beer

firkin

hogshead

Additional synonyms

in the sense of drum

Definition

an object shaped like a drum

a drum of chemical waste

Synonyms

barrel,

tank,

container,

cylinder,

canister,

cask

in the sense of keg

Definition

a small barrel in which beer is transported and stored

a full keg of beer

Synonyms

barrel,

drum,

vat,

cask,

firkin,

tun,

hogshead

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单词	cask
释义	Trends of cask View usage for: cask (kɑːsk, kæsk) Word forms: plural casks countable noun A cask is a wooden barrel that is used for storing things, especially alcoholic drink. ...casks of sherry. [+ of] Synonyms: barrel, drum, cylinder, keg More Synonyms of cask cask in British English (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. Australian a lightweight cardboard container with plastic lining and a small tap, used to hold and serve wine 5. engineering another name for flask (sense 6) Word origin C15: from Spanish casco helmet, perhaps from cascar to break cask in American English (kæsk; kɑsk) noun 1. a barrel of any size made of staves, esp. one for liquids 2. the contents of a full cask Word origin ME caske < Fr casque < Sp casco, potsherd, cask, helmet < cascar, to break < VL quassicare, to break, freq. of L quassare: see quash2 Examples of 'cask' in a sentence cask Each year the vinegar is transferred into a smaller cask. Smith, Drew Food Watch (1994) The chance came when the wine was transferred to a new oak cask in the cellar under a hospital in Strasbourg where it has always been kept. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Word lists with cask container (noun) in the sense of barrel Definition a strong barrel used to hold alcoholic drink The casks of sherry are stored one on top of the other. Synonyms barrel barrels of pickled fish drum a drum of chemical waste cylinder keg a full keg of beer firkin hogshead Additional synonyms in the sense of drum Definition an object shaped like a drum a drum of chemical waste Synonyms barrel, tank, container, cylinder, canister, cask in the sense of keg Definition a small barrel in which beer is transported and stored a full keg of beer Synonyms barrel, drum, vat, cask, firkin, tun, hogshead Nearby words of cask cash in on something cashier casing cask casket cast cast a spell on someone Synonyms of 'cask' cask Explore 'cask' in the dictionary*
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