Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cask"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cask \Cask\, v. t.
To put into a cask.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cask
n 1: the quantity a cask will hold [syn: {caskful}]
2: a cylindrical container that holds liquids [syn: {barrel}]
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