'Cask' definitions:
Definition of 'cask'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Cask'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The quantity contained in a cask. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A casket; a small box for jewels. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Cask'
From: GCIDE
- Cask \Cask\, v. t. To put into a cask. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cask'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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