Cask meaning

Noun: cask

Pronunciation:(kãsk)

Cask meaning:

• A cylindrical container that holds liquids

Synonyms: barrel, keg

• The quantity a cask will hold

Synonyms: caskful

Quotations:

1. Augustine of Hippo – There is Virgil, who is read by boys, in order that this great poet, this most famous and approved of all poets and may not readily be forgotten by them, according to that saying of Horace, the fresh cask long keeps its first tang.

Sample sentences:

1. We always had a cask of wine at our place.
2. She tapped off beer from a cask at the party.