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

Forty-two gallons, agreed in Titusville, Pennsylvania, in August 1866, because that was the size of a tierce, the watertight cask coopers had been making for centuries to ship fish and wine. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

These were then shipped back to Kentucky Bourbon Barrel, a subsidiary of Independent Stave Company, where they were used to build three casks. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 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