Definition of
Cask
- (noun, artifact) a cylindrical container that holds liquids
- (noun, quantity) the quantity a cask will hold
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Alternate forms of Cask
Hyponyms: beer barrel, beer keg, butt, hogshead, keg, pickle barrel, shook, tun, wine barrel, wine cask
Hypernyms: containerful, vessel
Origin of the word Cask
- 1458, from M.Fr. casque "cask, helmet," from Sp. casco "skull, cask, helmet," orig. "potsherd," from cascar "to break up," from V.L. *quassicare, freq. of L. quassare "to shake, shatter" (see quash). The sense evolution is unclear. more
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Words that sound like Cask
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