cask

UK: /ˈkɑːsk/ US: /kæsk/ ,(kask, käsk)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

cask /kæsk/   n. [countable]

1. a container like a barrel, for holding alcoholic drinks.
2. Weights and Measures the quantity such a container holds.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

cask  (kask, käsk), n. 

1. a container made and shaped like a barrel, esp. one larger and stronger, for holding liquids.
2. Weights and Measures the quantity such a container holds:
   wine at 32 guineas a cask.

v.t. 

3. to place or store in a cask.

• 1425–75; late Middle English; back formation from casket, the -et being taken as the diminutive suffix

cask′like′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

cask / kɑːsk/ noun

1. a strong wooden barrel used mainly to hold alcoholic drink: a wine cask
2. any barrel
3. the quantity contained in a cask
4. a lightweight cardboard container with plastic lining and a small tap, used to hold and serve wine

Etymology: 15th Century: from Spanish casco helmet, perhaps from cascar to break