cask

Definitions

1. 1.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.
2. 2.The quantity contained in a cask.
3. 3.A casket; a small box for jewels. [Obs.] Shak.
4. 4.To put into a cask.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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