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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

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

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In its heyday, such Magnises events as a cask-tasting from Johnnie Walker, a party at the Jue Lan Club and a Tesla test drive went smoothly.

— kim bhasin, Bloomberg.com, "How a Black-Card Wannabe Went Down In Flames," 30 Aug. 2017
The event, now in its seventh year, offers exclusive Green Flash, Cellar 3 and Alpine beers, including one-off keg and cask creations, served alongside food provided by some of San Diego’s finest chefs.

— emily sorensen, Pomerado News, "Cellar 3 holding beer and food fest Aug. 27," 17 Aug. 2017
Nasturtiums took over and began flowering yellow and red, mint overflowed from a wine cask planter, and strawberries cast their red string-like trailers and grew tiny, delicious berries.

— alli harvey, Alaska Dispatch News, "Alli Harvey: Suddenly, between outdoors workouts, my thumb turned green," 4 Aug. 2017
This 100 percent chenin blanc bottling from a seventh-generation winemaking family was grown on schist soils, hand-picked and fermented in large neutral casks.

— michael austin, chicagotribune.com, "What wines to drink with grilled seafood," 12 July 2017
The single malt, aged in Garry Oak and bottled at cask strength, has hints of baking spices on the nose with tropical fruits and cocoa on the palate.

— tan vinh, The Seattle Times, "The Seattle whiskey that won ‘Best American single malt’ is back in stores," 7 July 2017
In a controversial decision, the California Coastal Commission in October 2015 approved a 20-year permit for Edison’s storage expansion that will eventually see all of the plant’s waste stored in heavy, dry casks.

— rob nikolewski, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Negotiations over San Onofre nuclear waste extended," 5 July 2017
The brand also ages the tequila in wine barrels (most tequilas use bourbon casks) to end up with flavor notes that differ from the rest of the category.

— john kell, Fortune, "Why George Strait Is Singing Praise for Tequila," 1 July 2017
Brewer Jimmy Gohsman will offer special brews from a firkin (a small cask) to celebrate the end of the week.

— kathy flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "The debut of Firkin Fridays, Westallion's grand opening and more ways to enjoy beer," 20 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of cask

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

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Synonyms

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

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scuttlebutt; cistern, tub, vat; can, drum

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Definition of cask for English Language Learners

: a container that is shaped like a barrel and is used for holding liquids; also : the contents of a cask

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1 :a container that is shaped like a barrel and is usually used for liquids

2 :the amount contained in a cask

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