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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This new single cask whisky, Rue de la Chartreuse, was initially matured in a bourbon barrel from the Heaven Hill distillery in Kentucky.
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025
Dry cask systems are engineered to withstand temperatures far beyond those of a wildfire.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Each of us taking turns at the ginormous cider casks, spigots blasting streams of white foam.
—Jennifer Hope Choi, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
The whisky is matured in a mix of 65% ex-bourbon casks and 35% ex-sherry casks, resulting in a balanced and layered flavor profile.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025
Dry cask systems are engineered to withstand temperatures far beyond those of a wildfire.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Each of us taking turns at the ginormous cider casks, spigots blasting streams of white foam.
—Jennifer Hope Choi, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
The whisky is matured in a mix of 65% ex-bourbon casks and 35% ex-sherry casks, resulting in a balanced and layered flavor profile.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 20 Mar. 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 5 May. 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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