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单词 cask
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cask /kæsk/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a container like a barrel, for holding alcoholic drinks.
  2. Weights and Measuresthe quantity such a container holds.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cask  (kask, käsk),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a container made and shaped like a barrel, esp. one larger and stronger, for holding liquids.
  2. Weights and Measuresthe quantity such a container holds:wine at 32 guineas a cask.

v.t. 
  1. to place or store in a cask.
  • 1425–75; late Middle English; back formation from casket, the -et being taken as the diminutive suffix
cask′like′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cask /kɑːsk/ n
  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. Austral a lightweight cardboard container with plastic lining and a small tap, used to hold and serve wine
Etymology: 15th Century: from Spanish casco helmet, perhaps from cascar to break
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