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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 Blue Label, however, is expensive and more limited for a reason—according to the brand, just one in 10,000 casks will make it into a bottle. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 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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Yet even as the flows of crude from the Middle East have increased, oil remains near $100 a barrel.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
The president withdrew consideration for a ban after the Group of Seven agreed last week to release up to 100 million barrels of oil and diesel from its emergency stocks.

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 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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