Cask \Cask\ (k[.a]sk), n. [Sp. casco potsherd, skull, helmet,
prob. fr. cascar to break, fr. L. Quassure to break. Cf.
Casque, Cass.]
1. Same as Casque. [Obs.]
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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.
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3. The quantity contained in a cask.
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4. A casket; a small box for jewels. [Obs.]
--Shak.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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45 Moby Thesaurus words for "cask":
bag, barrel, basket, bole, bottle, box, box up, breaker, butt, can,
capsule, carton, case, column, crate, cylinder, cylindroid, drum,
encase, encyst, firkin, hamper, hogshead, jar, keg, kilderkin,
pack, package, parcel, pillar, pipe, pot, puncheon, roll, roller,
rouleau, rundlet, sack, tank, tin, trunk, tube, tun, vat,
water butt
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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