cask

as in barrel
an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages casks of wine that had been in the castle for many years

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Recent Examples of cask To enter the distillery's cavernous aging rooms is to be surrounded by the same oloroso sherry casks that Don Fernández once used. Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025 Last spring, Bushmills released a 46-year-old single malt aged in a pair of sherry casks that was the oldest Irish single malt bottled to date (there have been older pot still whiskeys). Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025 The Knob Creek Eli Manning's Bold Pick: 2026 Batch is bottled at cask strength; unfiltered, unapologetic, and made for those who stand by their convictions. Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cask
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Noun
  • The late, great super fan Tim McKernan must be rolling over in his barrel.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Every September and December, Broadbelt would stuff barrels with care packages, gifts and school supplies to send back to Jamaica.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Colorful murals adorn the interior, with communal tables and high ceilings, and the outdoors has beer-keg tables and heat lamps and lots of room for patrons — and their dogs — to roam.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Attendees can also join a talent show, keg bowling, and stein-hoisting competition.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In 2022, an Ardbeg 1994 hogshead fetched £205,000 at auction.
    Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The tone is efficient and business-like: details about hogsheads, crop rotations and bills of lading cover over a bloody reality merely hinted at in passing references to rebellion, illness and punishments among the enslaved workers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2025

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“Cask.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cask. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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