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casks

UK/kɑːsks/US/kæsks/

casks is the plural of cask.

Meaning of cask

Noun

cask (plural casks)

  1. A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.)
  2. (obsolete) 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...
  3. (archaic, slang) A brougham or other private carriage.

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Questions about casks

What is casks the plural of?
Casks is the plural of cask.
How do you pronounce casks?
Casks is pronounced /kɑːsks/ (UK).

Words near casks in the dictionary

  1. caskfruits
  2. caskful
  3. caskfuls
  4. casking
  5. casklike
  6. casks
  7. casksful
  8. casky
  9. Casler
  10. Caslers
  11. Caslon

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