Pronunciation Noun
cask (plural casks)
- A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks.
- (obsolete) A casket; a small box for jewels.
- 1593, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2, III. ii. 409:
- A jewel, locked into the woefullest cask / That ever did contain a thing of worth.
- 1593, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2, III. ii. 409:
- Obsolete form of casque#English|casque (“visorless helmet”).
- French: tonneau, fût, barrique
- German: Fass
- Italian: botte
- Portuguese: barril, casco
- Russian: бо́чка
- Spanish: cuba, tonel
cask (casks, present participle casking; past and past participle casked)
- To put into a cask.
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