cask

cask

noun \ˈkask\

Definition of CASK

1

: a barrel-shaped vessel of staves, headings, and hoops usually for liquids

2

: a cask and its contents; also : the quantity contained in a cask

Examples of CASK

1. an oak cask for wine
2. They drank a cask of wine.

Origin of CASK

Middle English caske, perhaps from Middle French casque helmet, from Spanish casco potsherd, skull, helmet

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to CASK

Synonyms: barrel, butt, firkin, hogshead, keg, kilderkin, pipe, puncheon, rundlet (or runlet), tun

Related Words: scuttlebutt; cistern, tub, vat; can, drum

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Rhymes with CASK

ask, bask, Basque, casque, flask, mask, masque, Pasch, Rask, task