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cask
[kask, kahsk] 
–noun
| 1. | a container made and shaped like a barrel, esp. one larger and stronger, for holding liquids. |
| 2. | the quantity such a container holds: wine at 32 guineas a cask. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to place or store in a cask. |
Related forms:
casklike, adjective
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| cask (kāsk) n.
[Middle English caske, possibly from Old Spanish casco, potsherd, helmet, from cascar, to break; see cascara.] |
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Cask
Cask\, n. [Sp. casco potsherd, skull, helmet, prob. fr. cascar to break, fr. L. Quassure to break. Cf. Casque, Cass.]1. Same as Casque. [Obs.] 2. A barrel-shaped vessel made of staves headings, and hoops, usually fitted together so as to hold liquids. It may be larger or smaller than a barrel. 3. The quantity contained in a cask. 4. A casket; a small box for jewels. [Obs.] --Shak.Cask
Cask\, v. t. To put into a cask.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Cask
Spanish:
tonel, barril,
German:
das Faß,
Japanese:
たる
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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