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

Sometimes the distillery team, led by head blender Meghan Ireland, goes the more traditional route of finding casks previously used to age spirits like rum for the secondary maturation. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2026

For instance, say a cask of ginger rolls through a trapdoor and lands on a poor laborer below. — Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 16 Sep. 2026

There’s also a stiffer 92-proof Distiller’s Edition as well as a cask-strength version. — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2026

The limited release is made entirely from malted barley, finished in Oloroso Sherry casks and bottled at 90 proof. — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 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