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cask

noun

ˈkask

Definition of cask

as in barrel

an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages casks of wine that had been in the castle for many years

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Recent Examples of cask This is now the fourth single cask collaboration, and the first time that a Sazerac Rye barrel has been used. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 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 The company’s signature malt, Courage & Conviction, is aged for five years and finished in red wine and sherry casks from Europe—the Old World merging with the new in a single delicious glass. — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cask

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Recent Kpler data shows flows averaging about 13 million barrels a day last week, compared with roughly 15 million to 17 million before the war.

— Majd Al-Waheidi, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026
At the same time, Brent crude futures have soared roughly 75% this year and are trading at about $107 per barrel.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026

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Many pounds of food stored overnight in the flip-top cooler and keg cooler got sent to the trash by a Stop Sale for temperature abuse.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
The newest campus parties trade the keg for wellness activities like group runs, cold plunges, HIIT, yoga, Pilates and stretching.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

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