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cask
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[kɑːsk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a large container like a barrel, made of wood, metal or plastic and used for storing liquids, typically alcoholic drinks
(e.g: the wine is stored in oak casks)
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Origin
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early 16th century: from French casque or Spanish casco ‘helmet’. The current senses appear only in English; from the late 16th to the late 18th centuries the word also denoted a helmet (compare with casque)
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