释义 |
cask I. \ˈkask, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Spanish casco potsherd, skull, helmet, cask, from cascar to crack, break — more at cascara 1. : any barrel-shaped vessel made of staves, headings, and hoops usually closely fitted together so as to hold liquids — see butt, hogshead, keg, pipe, tun 2. a. archaic : casket b. obsolete : case, shell 3. : a cask and its contents < a cask of wine > also : the quantity contained in a cask II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to put or store in a cask |