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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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Examples of cask in a Sentence
an oak cask for wine
They drank a cask of wine.
Recent Examples of cask from the Web
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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.
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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.
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Brewer Jimmy Gohsman will offer special brews from a firkin (a small cask) to celebrate the end of the week.
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In crafting Kelpie, McCarron worked to maximize the impact of the rare Black Sea casks.
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With a dark-honey hue similar to Ardbeg's cask-strength Corryvreckan, Kelpie noses thick and musky, with unsweetened tree sap and boiling caramel swirling through a briny mist.
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As for the waste at SONGS, the California Coastal Commission in October 2015 approved a 20-year permit for Edison to expand a storage system that will eventually see all the plant’s waste stored in heavy, dry casks.
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Plant operators use uranium-238 and enriched uranium-235, according to John Nelson, an instructor in dry cask storage and fuel handling who explained to visitors how spent fuel is transported and stored on site.
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The rods are stored in pressurized lead and steel casks.
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Origin and Etymology of cask
Middle English caske, perhaps from Medieval French casque helmet, from Spanish casco potsherd, skull, helmet
CASK Defined for English Language Learners
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: 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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