cask
/kɑːsk//kæsk/
cask noun: a large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.). Also the obsolete form of casque.
Noun
cask (plural casks)
- A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.)
- A casket; a small box for jewels.
- A jewel, locked into the woefullest cask / That ever did contain a thing of worth.1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- A brougham or other private carriage.
Verb
cask (third-person singular simple present casks, present participle casking, simple past and past participle casked)
- To put into a cask.
Also used as
cask is also the obsolete form of casque.
cask meaning in Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam and Odia
cask in Marathi
- कॅस्क करण्यासाठी
cask in Bengali
- ক্যাস্ক
cask in Malayalam
- കാസ്ക് ചെയ്യാൻ
cask in Odia
- କ୍ଯ଼ାସ୍କ୍
More languagesFewer languages
- cask in Sanskrit
- कोश kośa
- cask in Nepali
- क्यास्क, क्यास्क गर्न
- cask in Persian
- خنب xomb
Examples of cask in a sentence
- A cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask.
- Wine or cider has a tang of the cask.
- A cask swells in the middle.
Forms of cask
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | casks |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | casks |
| present participle | casking |
| past participle | casked |
| past | casked |
Origin of cask
From Middle French casque. Doublet of casco and casque.
Words formed from cask
Phrases with cask
Words that rhyme with cask
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Questions about cask
- What does cask mean?
- Cask means a large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.).
- What is cask in Marathi?
- Cask in Marathi is कॅस्क करण्यासाठी. See Cask meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is cask?
- Cask can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce cask?
- Cask is pronounced /kɑːsk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cask?
- The plural of cask is casks.
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