1
: a barrel-shaped vessel of staves, headings, and hoops usually for liquids
2
: a cask and its contents
also
: the quantity contained in a cask
Examples of cask in a Sentence
an oak cask for wine
They drank a cask of wine.
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Sample these unique brews, fermented in wooden casks.
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All of these were in refill casks, some of theme were third or fourth fill.
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Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2025
Sample these unique brews, fermented in wooden casks.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
All of these were in refill casks, some of theme were third or fourth fill.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
Sample these unique brews, fermented in wooden casks.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cask
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“Cask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cask. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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cask
noun1
: a barrel-shaped container usually for liquids
2
: the quantity contained in a cask
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