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casks

NOUN

rounded container for liquids

Synonyms

STRONGEST

keg

STRONG

barrel butt firkin hogshead pipe tun vat

WEAK

barrelet

Example Sentences

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They would need to be put into transportation casks to protect against accidents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

If you let him, Alasdair Day, the co-founder and master distiller, will speak at length about oak species and cask types—I particularly enjoyed a limited release aged in Sicilian Marsala wine casks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Earlier, SWA director Graeme Littlejohn said the tariffs also harmed the US bourbon industry, which exports casks to Scotland for whisky maturation.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

Brooks then proceeded to give me a list of casks for my client to buy – totalling almost £1.5m.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

Soldiers were rushing about near a white marquee, carrying casks.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson