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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

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

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

There is no central authority regulating or tracking the ownership of casks, making it difficult to verify claims.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025

The newcomers then offered gifts to the chief: small ropes of sparkling beads unlike anything Amari had ever seen, casks of wine, and lengths of fine cloth—so shiny and smooth that Amari marveled.

From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper