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# cask

noun (a cask, casks)

«cask» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A large wooden barrel, made of strips of wood held by metal hoops, used for holding wine, beer, water or other liquids. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cask/#m1)
2. The amount a cask holds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cask/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories about ships and pirates, casks hold fresh water, rum or gunpowder. Coopers are the craftspeople who make casks. In The Wind in the Willows, the Sea Rat tells of sailing on ships through ports full of wine and goods. In maths, casks may appear in volume and capacity problems.

### Examples

- The sailors rolled the casks onto the ship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cask/#x1)
- A cask of fresh water was kept on deck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cask/#x2)
- The cooper hammered the hoops round the cask. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cask/#x3)
- The cellar was full of old wine casks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cask/#x4)
- Each cask holds 50 litres; how much do 4 casks hold? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cask/#x5)
- The pirate sat on a cask of rum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cask/#x6)
- His luggage consisted of a great cask. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cask/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Similar: barrel, keg (smaller), tun (huge). Do not confuse with casket (a small box, or in the US a coffin) or mask.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cask» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cask/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cask» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cask.html) on Mova free.