noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.)
2. 2
   a cylindrical container that holds liquids wordnet
3. 3
   A casket; a small box for jewels. obsolete

   "A jewel, locked into the woefullest cask / That ever did contain a thing of worth."

4. 4
   the quantity a cask will hold wordnet
5. 5
   A brougham or other private carriage. archaic, slang

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6. 6
   Obsolete form of casque (“visorless helmet”). alt-of, obsolete

Verb

1. 1
   To put into a cask.

Synonyms

All synonyms

barrelbagbarrelbasketbolebottle

Example

More examples

"A large cask of wine had been dropped and broken, in the street."

Etymology

From Middle French casque. Doublet of casco and casque.

Related phrases

cask beercask winegang caskharness caskroching cask

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