cask

noun

ˈkask 

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

Synonyms of cask

• barrel
• keg
• hogshead
• pipe

Examples of cask in a Sentence

an oak cask for wine

They drank a cask of wine.

Recent Examples on the Web

Some past examples include Desert Dessert from Arizona’s Whiskey Del Bac, a single cask rye whiskey from New Riff in Kentucky, and the Far-Flung Bourbon series which are blends of bourbons from several states around the country. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 June 2026

At the International Wine & Spirits Competition's (IWSC) American Whiskey Judging, four single-cask bourbons took top honors. —Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026

There’s also a collection of cocktail mixes like Old Fashioned or Manhattan; and maple syrup, from a grower in Vermont, is dark, rich and flavored by bourbon-scented casks. —Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026

The Glenlivet Jamaica edition is a 360-degree flip on this history, according to Daley, with the 12-year whisky finished in casks that previously held Jamaican rum. —Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 13 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for cask

• ask
• bask
• basque
• casque
• flask
• mask
• masque
• pasch
• task
• subtask
• unmask

Kids Definition

cask

noun

ˈkask 

1

: a barrel-shaped container usually for liquids

2

: the quantity contained in a cask