What is another word for cask?

Pronunciation: [kˈask] (IPA)

A cask is a large, barrel-shaped container that is used for storing and transporting liquids such as wine, beer, and whiskey. There are several other synonyms for the word "cask" that can be used depending on the type of liquid being stored. For instance, a barrel is commonly used for aging wine and whiskey. Drum is another synonym that can be used to refer to a large cylindrical container meant for storing oil, chemicals, or even honey. Hogshead is a term you might encounter in a brewery, referring to a cask used for beer storage. Finally, a keg is a small cask used for storing beer or other carbonated drinks. These synonyms for cask categorise various types of liquid storage containers based on their size, shape, and purpose.

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Usage examples for Cask

And it was now that he began to tap another source of supply-to, as it were, open a fresh cask-i.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
One day she invited certain members of the Council to her house to drink a cask of sack her brother in London had sent her by the last ship.
"The Princess Pocahontas"
Virginia Watson
She leaned for a while against the cask, her hands behind her, looking away from the two men.
"The Rough Road"
William John Locke

Famous quotes with Cask

  • Hence a ship is said to be tight, when her planks are so compact and solid as to prevent the entrance of the water in which she is immersed: and a cask is called tight, when the staves are so close that none of the liquid contained therein can issue through or between them.
    William Falconer
  • At the beginning of the cask and the end take thy fill but be saving in the middle; for at the bottom the savings comes too late.
    Hesiod
  • As a good wine must be kept in a good cask, so a wholesome body is the proper foundation for a well-appointed inner ground.
    Johannes Tauler
  • If I asked her master he'd give me a cask a day; But she, with the beer at hand, not a gill would arrange! May she marry a ghost and bear him a kitten, and may The High King of Glory permit her to get the mange.
    James Stephens (author)

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