cask

noun

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 in a Sentence

an oak cask for wine They drank a cask of wine.
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This Barbados rum is aged 5 years in ex-bourbon casks and bottled by Maison Ferrand. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025 The component blends were finished separately in Kentucky in Hungarian oak barrels and casks previously used to mature Spanish brandy; then, they were blended together. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 July 2025 Brand uses a large-format Austrian Stockinger cask to mellow the juice, preferring to focus on the wine’s inside voice. Laura Ness, Mercury News, 8 July 2025 According to a Facebook post, it is made with a blend of imperial stouts that were aged between 25 and 31 months in Four Roses and Wild Turkey Distillery casks and conditioned on Madagascar vanilla and marshmallow. R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for cask

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of cask was in the 15th century

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“Cask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cask. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

cask

noun
1
: a barrel-shaped container usually for liquids
2
: the quantity contained in a cask

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