cask

cask

 (kăsk)

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.]

cask

(kɑːsk)

n

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

5. (General Engineering) engineering another name for flask⁶

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

cask

(kæsk, kɑsk)
n.

1. a container made and shaped like a barrel but larger and stronger, esp. one for holding liquids.

2. the quantity such a container holds.

[1425–75; late Middle English]

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

cask

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

Translations

بَرْميل خَشَبي

soudeksud

fad

Fass

château de transportfûttonneau

tunna, áma

barile

statinaitė

muca

fıçıvaril

木桶

cask

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

cask

[ˈkɑːsk] n → tonneau m

cask

n → Fass nt

cask

[kɑːsk] n → barile m, botte f

cask

(kaːsk) noun

a barrel for holding liquids, usually wine. three casks of sherry. vat; vaatjie بَرْميل خَشَبي бъчва casco soudek, sud das Faß fad βαρέλιtonel, barril vaat بشکۀ چوبی؛ خمره tynnyri tonneauחבית पीपा bačva hordó tong tunna, áma botte, barile たる (특히 술) 통 statinaitė muca pak vatfat, tønnebeczułka لوښى(دمايعاتو لپاره): ددغسى لوښى مايعات 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 （尤指盛酒精饮料的）木桶