cask

A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.)

Noun

  1. A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.)
  2. 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, &...
  3. A brougham or other private carriage.
  4. Obsolete form of casque (“visorless helmet”).

Origin

From Middle French casque. Doublet of casco and casque.

Forms

casks

Derived

cask beer caskful casklike cask wine casky gang cask harness cask incask roching cask uncask

Verb

  1. To put into a cask.

Forms

casks casking casked

Related

quash