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/kɑːsk/ · noun
A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.).
A jewel, locked into the woefullest cask / That ever did contain a thing of worth.
Use cask when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cask means A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.).
Common synonyms include barrel, caskful.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A jewel, locked into the woefullest cask / That ever did contain a thing of worth.
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