cask

cask  (ksk)

n.

1. A sturdy cylindrical container for storing liquids; a barrel.

2. The quantity that such a container can hold.

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[Middle English caske, possibly from Old Spanish casco, potsherd, helmet, from cascar, to break; see cascara.]

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cask [kɑːsk]

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a strong wooden barrel used mainly to hold alcoholic drink a wine cask

2. any barrel

3. the quantity contained in a cask

4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) Austral a lightweight cardboard container with plastic lining and a small tap, used to hold and serve wine

5. (Engineering / General Engineering) Engineering another name for flask [6]

[from Spanish casco helmet, perhaps from cascar to break]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cask - the quantity a cask will hold         caskful containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
	2.	cask - a cylindrical container that holds liquids barrel beer barrel, beer keg - a barrel that holds beer breech, rear of barrel, rear of tube - opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded bung, spile - a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask butt - a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons) hogshead - a large cask especially one holding 63 gals hoop, ring - a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse" keg - small cask or barrel pickle barrel - a barrel holding vinegar in which cucumbers are pickled shook - a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment stave, lag - one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket spigot, tap - a plug for a bunghole in a cask tun - a large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids) wine barrel, wine cask - a barrel that holds wine

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cask

noun barrel, drum, cylinder, keg, firkin, hogshead The casks of sherry are stored one on top of the other.

Translations

cask [kɑːsk] N (for wine) → cuba f; (large) → tonel m

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cask [ˈkɑːsk] n → tonneau m

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cask

n → Fass nt

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cask [kɑːsk] n → barile m, botte f

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cask [kɑːsk] n → barile m, botte f

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cask

n cask [kaːsk]

a barrel for holding liquids, usually wine three casks of sherry. vat; vaatjie بَرْميل خَشَبي бъчва soudek, sud fad das Faß βαρέλι tonel, barril vaat بشکۀ چوبی؛ خمره tynnyri tonneau חָבִית पीपा bačva hordó tong tunna, áma botte, barile たる (특히 술) 통 statinaitė muca pak vat fat, tønne beczułka pipa butoi бочка sud sod bure fat, tunna ถังไม้ขนาดใหญ่ใส่ของเหลว fıçı, varil (裝液體，通常是酒的)圓桶 барило, бочонок شراب رکھنے کا ڈبہ thùng tono 木桶