I. ˈkask, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Spanish casco potsherd, skull, helmet, cask, from cascar to crack, break — more at cascara
1. : any barrel-shaped vessel made of staves, headings, and hoops usually closely fitted together so as to hold liquids — see butt , hogshead , keg , pipe , tun
2.
a. archaic : casket
b. obsolete : case , shell
3. : a cask and its contents
a cask of wine
also : the quantity contained in a cask
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to put or store in a cask