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    noun
    cask (noun) · casks (plural noun)
    1. a large container like a barrel, made of wood, metal or plastic and used for storing liquids, typically alcoholic drinks:
      "the wine is stored in oak casks"
      • the quantity of liquid held in a cask:
        "a cask of cider"
    Origin
    early 16th century: from French casque or Spanish casco ‘helmet’. The current senses appear only in English; from the late 16th to the late 18th centuries the word also denoted a helmet (compare with casque).
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    1. a large container like a barrel, made of wood, metal or plastic and used for storing liquids, typically alcoholic drinks:
      barrel
      keg
      butt
      tun
      vat
      drum
      tank
      vessel
      hogshead
      firkin
      kilderkin
      pipe
      pin
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    1. cask noun [ C ] uk / kɑːsk / us / kæsk / Add to word list a strong, round, wooden container used for storing liquid: a cask of water / wine

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      Definition of cask noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary cask noun /kɑːsk/ /kæsk/ a small wooden barrel used for storing liquids, especially alcoholic drinks; the amount contained in a cask

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      cask (kăsk) n. 1. A sturdy cylindrical container for storing liquids; a barrel. 2. The quantity that such a container can hold.

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      A barrel-shaped container that holds wine or other, usually alcoholic, beverages is called a cask. If you visit a winery, you will often see many rows of wooden wine-filled casks lining the caves and cellars of the winery. If you have a large party, …

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      What does cask mean?
      (Definition of cask from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) （儲酒等的）圓木桶… （储酒等的）圆木桶… barril, tonel… barril, casco… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! CASK meaning: a strong, round, wooden container that is used for storing alcoholic drinks.

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      What is a wine cask?
      • The wine casks are opened and the crew revels through the night, drinking and shouting and singing. From Longman Business Dictionary cask /kɑːskkæsk/ noun [countable] a container for liquids, especially in the beer and wine trades The wine is transported in casks and bottled in London.

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      What is a cask used for?
      A cask is a wooden barrel that is used for storing things, especially alcoholic drink. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4. Australian Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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      How many meanings does the noun cask have?
      There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun cask, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. How common is the noun cask?

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      Where did the word cask come from?
      Experts aren't exactly sure what the origin of the word cask is. They know that it is a noun that comes from the Middle French word casque or the Spanish word casco, and both mean "helmet," but how we got from helmet to wine-filled barrel-shaped container is unclear.

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      What is the difference between a cask and a barrel?
      As a rule, wines which are kept for many years in cask become very dry, and the loss of alcohol by evaporation - particularly in the case of light wines - has as a result the production of acidity by oxidation. Find similar words to cask using the buttons below. Cask definition: A sturdy cylindrical container for storing liquids; a barrel.

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