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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To guide customers through each stage effectively, develop a clear road map for collectors, outlining short-term and long-term considerations when purchasing whisky casks.
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Nick Green, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Products from these states range widely, from casks for alcohol brewing to tobacco and tobacco products, peanuts, frozen and fresh orange juice, food oils, motorcycles, dishwashers, clothing, footwear, furniture, and carpets.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
The establishment is best known for its cut-to-order, dry-aged steaks; expansive wine collection of more than a half-million bottles; and one-of-a-kind dessert room, which features 70 private booths made of wine casks where diners can choose from 50 decadent desserts.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2025
The release is limited to 151 decanters worldwide, and the whisky therein comes from a single cask of spirit distilled in 1958.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Nick Green, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Products from these states range widely, from casks for alcohol brewing to tobacco and tobacco products, peanuts, frozen and fresh orange juice, food oils, motorcycles, dishwashers, clothing, footwear, furniture, and carpets.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
The establishment is best known for its cut-to-order, dry-aged steaks; expansive wine collection of more than a half-million bottles; and one-of-a-kind dessert room, which features 70 private booths made of wine casks where diners can choose from 50 decadent desserts.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2025
The release is limited to 151 decanters worldwide, and the whisky therein comes from a single cask of spirit distilled in 1958.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes, 3 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 19 Mar. 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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