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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cask /kæsk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a container like a barrel, for holding alcoholic drinks.
- Weights and Measuresthe quantity such a container holds.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cask (kask, käsk),USA pronunciation n. - a container made and shaped like a barrel, esp. one larger and stronger, for holding liquids.
- Weights and Measuresthe quantity such a container holds:wine at 32 guineas a cask.
v.t. - to place or store in a cask.
- 1425–75; late Middle English; back formation from casket, the -et being taken as the diminutive suffix
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