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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cask \Cask\, n. [Sp. casco potsherd, skull, helmet, prob. fr cascar to break, fr L. Quassure to break. Cf {Casque}, {Cass}.] 1. Same as {Casque}. [Obs.] 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. 3. The quantity contained in a cask. 4. A casket; a small box for jewels. [Obs.] --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cask \Cask\, v. t. To put into a cask. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cask n 1: the quantity a cask will hold [syn: {caskful}] 2: a cylindrical container that holds liquids [syn: {barrel}]
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