Cask Definition

kăsk
casks
noun
casks
A barrel of any size made of staves, esp. one for liquids.
Webster's New World
The quantity that such a container can hold.
American Heritage
The contents of a full cask.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To put into a cask.
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Other Word Forms of Cask

Noun

Singular:
cask
Plural:
casks

Origin of Cask

  • Middle English caske possibly from Old Spanish casco potsherd, helmet from cascar to break cascara

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French casque.

    From Wiktionary

Cask Sentence Examples

  • The maturation of wine, whether it be in bottle or in cask, is an exceedingly interesting operation.

  • Winemakers would then reseal the cask by means of a special peg.

  • The wines which remain for a long period in cask gradually lose alcohol and water by evaporation, and therefore become in time extremely concentrated as regards the solid and relatively non-volatile matters contained in them.

  • The secondary fermentation proceeds slowly and the carbonic acid formed is allowed to escape by way of the bung-hole, which in order to prevent undue access of air is kept lightly covered or is fitted with a water seal, which permits gas to pass out of the cask, but prevents any return flow of air.

  • As a rule, wines which are kept for many years in cask become very dry, and the loss of alcohol by evaporation - particularly in the case of light wines - has as a result the production of acidity by oxidation.

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Words Starting With

CCACAS

Words Ending With

KSKASK

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Words Starting With C and Ending With K

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