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

This is not the first time it’s been used in American whiskey—previous examples aged in these types of casks include expressions from Middle West, Heaven’s Door, Castle & Key, and 15 Stars. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2026

Key malts include bourbon-barrel whisky finished in apple brandy casks and ex-shochu re-charred casks finished in white wine. —Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 28 Feb. 2026

While the bourbon at Middleburg Barrel Company is Kentucky-distilled, every cask is sourced and hand selected before it is blended, aged, and bottled at the Middleburg headquarters. —Katie Riley, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026

Most of the time, Dewar’s will have over 100 warehouses full of aging barrels of whisky, 25,000 casks in each one. —Christopher Null, Wired News, 20 Feb. 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