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

Nashville Barrel Company, Proof & Wood, and Obtainium have also played in this space, sometimes via single casks that carry 20, 25, and even 30-plus year age statements. — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

The 10th edition is the first 10-year-old release (and the oldest to date), made from a mash bill of several different types of barley and matured in wine, port, sherry, and ex-bourbon casks, along with the Garry oak. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 18 June 2026

That being said, the cask of brandy around their neck that’s often depicted in media was not a staple of their rescue gear. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 11 June 2026

So do the large pink or queen conch, the fighting conch, the tulip band shell, the helmet shells and the cask shells. — Literary Hub, 8 June 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